Experimental study of a creeping polymer sphere in contact with a rigid flat

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Ovcharenko, A ^a   Halperin, G ^a   Etsion, I ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Contact area; Contact mechanics; Creep; Polymer materials

Indexed keywords

CONTACT AREAS; CONTACT MECHANICS; CONTACT MODELS; CONTACT PARAMETERS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; IN-SITU; NORMAL LOADS; OPTICAL TECHNIQUE; POLYMER MATERIALS; POLYMER SPHERES; SIMILARITY SOLUTION; SPHERE DIAMETER; THEORETICAL RESULT;

CREEP; MECHANICS; POLYMERS;

SPHERES;

EID: 68449091857     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3002330     Document Type: Article

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