title: Novel friction law for the static friction force based on local precursor slipping.
abstract: The sliding of a solid object on a solid substrate requires a shear force that is larger than the maximum static friction force. It is commonly believed that the maximum static friction force is proportional to the loading force and does not depend on the apparent contact area. The ratio of the maximum static friction force to the loading force is called the static friction coefficient µM, which is considered to be a constant. Here, we conduct experiments demonstrating that the static friction force of a slider on a substrate follows a novel friction law under certain conditions. The magnitude of µM decreases as the loading force increases or as the apparent contact area decreases. This behavior is caused by the slip of local precursors before the onset of bulk sliding and is consistent with recent theory. The results of this study will develop novel methods for static friction control.
authors.affiliation: 1] Department of Physics and Mathematics, Aoyama Gakuin University, 5-10-1 Fuchinobe, Sagamihara 252-5258, Japan [2].
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katano
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, 79-7 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science, Shimane University, 1060 Nishikawatsu-cho, Matsue 690-8504, Japan.
authors.forename: Michio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Otsuki
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Mathematics, Aoyama Gakuin University, 5-10-1 Fuchinobe, Sagamihara 252-5258, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsukawa