Achievement of Ultra-Low Friction Through Fundamental       Understanding
{'Code': '07030000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'ENG', 'LongName': 'Directorate For Engineering'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'CMMI', 'LongName': 'Div Of Civil, Mechanical, & Manufact Inn'}}
{'SignBlockName': 'Jorn Larsen-Basse'}
The goal of this study is to develop a fundamental understanding of             the nature of friction and to use this knowledge to generate surfaces           of minimum friction under unlubricated conditions.                              Friction forces are due to a number of phenomena which occur when two           surfaces move relative to one another, including adhesion, repeated             plastic and elastic deformation of the surface layers, mechanical               resistance due to trapped wear particles, etc.  In this study the               contribution of adhesion alone will be determined for materials with            various types of interatomic bonds.  Care will be taken to eliminate            other potential contributing phenomena.  The measured friction force            will then be the minimum obtainable for a given material combination.           By correlating the measured force data with the nature of the                   surfaces bonds and with surface deformation of the materials it                 should be possible to develop selection criteria for materials and              design criteria for surface roughness for minimum friction systems.
{'FirstName': 'Nam', 'LastName': 'Suh', 'EmailAddress': 'npsuh@mit.edu', 'StartDate': '09/01/1988', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}
{'Name': 'Massachusetts Institute of Technology', 'CityName': 'Cambridge', 'ZipCode': '021394301', 'PhoneNumber': '6172531000', 'StreetAddress': '77 MASSACHUSETTS AVE', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Massachusetts', 'StateCode': 'MA'}
{'Code': '1444', 'Text': 'SURFACE ENGINEERING'}
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