Stress-augmented thermal activation: Tribology feels the force
Abstract In stress-augmented thermal activation, the activation energy barrier that controls the rate of atomic and molecular processes is reduced by the application of stress, with the result that the rate of these processes increases exponentially with applied stress. This concept has particular r...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-02-01
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| Series: | Friction |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40544-018-0201-2 |