velocity dependence (IMAGE)

Vienna University of Technology

velocity dependence

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Slow sliding speed (left) leaves the structur of the metal intact. Fast sliding (middle) completely destroys it. Extremely fast sliding (right) partly melts the uppermost layer, but this effect protects the layers below.

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TU Wien

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