Interface study of rubber-ice friction

Abstract To further understanding of road tyre grip on icy roads, laboratory equipment has been developed to study the contact interface formed between rubber and ice. It became clear that rubber can adhere well to cold ice but, on ice near its melting point, adhesion and friction are lost. The evidence presented here suggests that this loss is determined more by the properties of the ice than by the properties of the rubber.

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