ADHESIVE PROPERTIES OF ICE. PART 2

Abstract : The results of shear tests on the system ice/stainless steel and ice/ optically flat fused quartz as a function of the rate of shear and roughness of the steel surface are reported. The adhesive strength decreased with decreasing roughness of steel surfaces, and the force-vs-time curves for smooth steel plates resembled those of 2 solids sliding over each other with a liquid layer between. This behavior was especially evident in the case of quartz. The adhesive strength as a function of rate of shear was linear for both ice/ stainless steel and ice/quartz, but there were indications of yield values. The results agree with the assumption of a liquid-like layer on ice. Ratios of viscosity coefficient to layer thickness were evaluated for both systems, and viscosity coefficients are estimated. The importance of interfacial free-energy considerations is pointed out.