Critical length scale controls adhesive wear mechanisms
Adhesive wear can proceed through qualitatively different mechanisms, with conflicting results in the literature. Here the authors observe a transition between two regimes in simulations using model interatomic potentials, allowing development of a simple analytical theory to describe past results.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11816 |