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This seems to me to go a long way toward explaining why dissimilar metals make the best bearing interfaces, i.e. the atomic lattices don't match up.
by akallio9000 11y ago
This seems to me to go a long way toward explaining why dissimilar metals make the best bearing interfaces, i.e. the atomic lattices don't match up.
- leni536 11y agoI would be surprised if this phenomenon caused the friction between metallic surfaces. The surface of metals aren't that flat on nanoscale (even if they are well polished).