Static Friction and the Law of Rubber Friction

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A) The true static friction of vulcanized rubber is in practice immeasurably small (equal to zero, according to theory). b) The static friction as usually determined is an initial friction force. c) The initial friction force is equal to the sliding friction force in accelerated movement. It depends on the contact time, the rate of growth of the tangential force and the other conditions of experiment. d) With long contact times, particularly at higher temperatures, strong chemical bonds are formed between the vulcanized rubber and the track, leading to true static friction. e) The theoretical law of friction agrees well with the experimental results over the whole range of normal pressures. f) Good approximations are given in the range of low normal pressures by Coulomb's law (5) and in the rubber of high normal pressures by that of Thirion (7).

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