Abstract: In experiments a tool steel wedge was indented into the surface of an aluminum specimen and then slid along it. The resulting deformation was measured using a grid printed on a plane of ...

Abstract: Experiments show that the cold working of low carbon steel work materials can improve their machinability by reducing cutting forces and improving surface finish and tool life. The somewhat ...

Abstract: It is shown how the characteristic deformation observed in wearing surfaces can be explained in terms of the wave model of asperity deformation. Possible explanations of the damage sustained ...

Abstract: The frictional force when a hard surface slides over a relatively soft one is explained as the force needed to push waves of plastically deformed material along the soft surface ahead of ...