When Should Friction Be Considered in Mechanical Design?
Introduction Friction is present in nearly all mechanical assemblies. A widespread design habit among engineers is treating friction as a fixed material property and only checking friction coefficients in the late design stage. However, most field failures including squeaking, stick-slip noise, sliding jamming, and abnormal wear are not caused by improper material selection alone. They […]
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