ABSTRACT
This.chapter.examines.the.hypothesis.formulated.by.Savkoor.[1].in.1965.that. a. surface-deformation-hysteresis. friction. mechanism. can. develop. in. rubber.when.it.slides.on.a.harder.material..As.discussed.in.Chapter.3,.Savkoor. accepted.that.macroscopically.smooth.surfaces,.such.as.plate.glass,.can.be. microscopically. rough.. His. hysteresis. posit. was. based. on. the. supposition. that.rubber.surfaces.in.contact.with.microscopic.asperities.on.harder.solids. can.mechanically.interlock.with.each.other,.providing.deformational.resistance.to.relative.movement.between.the.two.materials..Further.analyses.of. the.rubber.friction.test.data.discussed.in.Chapters.3.and.4.of.this.book,.as. well.as.detailed.examination.of.new.material.indicating.the.existence.of.such. a.microhysteretic.mechanism,.are.presented.here.
