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Friction of rubber on ice in the presence of salt

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, , Citation A D Roberts and J D Lane 1983 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 16 275 DOI 10.1088/0022-3727/16/3/011

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1 Malaysian Rubber Producers' Res. Assoc., Brickendonbury, UK

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Abstract

Laboratory measurements show that the friction of rubber sliding on ice can be drastically reduced by ionic contaminants, such as common salt. Interface observations help to explain this in terms of the properties of ice and salt. The results are relevant to the grip of road tyres on icy roads.

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