AVS 59th Annual International Symposium and Exhibition
    Tribology Focus Topic Tuesday Sessions

Session TR-TuA
Molecular Origins of Friction and Wear

Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 2:00 pm, Room 19
Moderator: S.S. Perry, University of Florida


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2:00pm TR-TuA1 Invited Paper
Area, Stiffness, Friction and Adhesion of Contacts Between Rough Surfaces
M.O. Robbins, L. Pastewka, T. Sharp, Johns Hopkins University
2:40pm TR-TuA3
Crystallographic Wear Patterns in Ionic Solids
B.A. Krick, K.R. Marchman, S.B. Sinnott, W.G. Sawyer, University of Florida
3:00pm TR-TuA4
Measurements of Off-axis Friction Forces
K. Kristiansen, X. Banquy, University of California, Santa Barbara, H. Zeng, University of Alberta, Canada, E. Charrault, S. Giasson, Universite de Montreal, Canada, J.N. Israelachvili, University of California, Santa Barbara
4:00pm TR-TuA7
Temperature-dependent Atomic-scale Friction and Wear on NaCl(001)
X. Zhao, S.S. Perry, University of Florida
4:40pm TR-TuA9
Ultra-Low Wear Nanocomposites: How Low Can We Go?
A.A. Pitenis, B.A. Krick, J.J. Ewin, W.G. Sawyer, University of Florida
5:00pm TR-TuA10
Direct Measurement of Friction Forces and Shear Strengths at High-Speed Microscopic Contacts using a Probe and Quartz Resonator
B.P. Borovsky, St. Olaf College
5:20pm TR-TuA11
Isolating the Adhesive Component of Micro-Scale Rolling Friction via Vapor-Phase Lubrication
S. Misra, B. Hanrahan, R. Ghodssi, University of Maryland, College Park
5:40pm TR-TuA12
Electronic Friction at the Atomic Scale: Conduction, Electrostatic and Magnetic Effects
J. Krim, North Carolina State University, I. Altfeder, Wright Patterson Air Force Laboratory