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Friction is the resistance to motion which is experienced whenever one solid body slides over another. The resistive force, which is parallel to the direction of motion is called the ‘friction force’. If the solid bodies are loaded together and a tangential force is applied, then the value of the tangential force which is required to initiate sliding is the ‘static friction force’. The tangential force required to maintain sliding is the ‘kinetic (or dynamic) friction force’. Kinetic friction is generally lower than static friction.
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Halling, J. (1978). Friction Theories. In: Halling, J. (eds) Principles of Tribology. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04138-1_4
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