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Materials physics

a dimensionless number comparing elastic deformation from adhesion to the range of surface forces, deciding whether contact follows JKR or DMT behaviour.

In materials physics, Tabor parameter refers to a dimensionless number comparing elastic deformation from adhesion to the range of surface forces, deciding whether contact follows JKR or DMT behaviour. This meaning comes from Tabor (1977) in Plenary and Invited Lectures.[1]

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adhesion4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs contact2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs number3 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Tabor, D. (1977). Surface Forces and Surface Interactions. In Plenary and Invited Lectures (pp. 3-14). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-404501-9.50009-2

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