Coefficient of Friction of Rubber on Aluminum/Steel

[afarian]

I can't seem to find any COF number for rubber on aluminum or steel. All the tables I can find seem to ignore those two combinations.

Does anyone out there have any experience or a source that can help me answer this question? My application is a truck tire on a flooring plate in a factory and the temporary plates construction workers put on roads when they are working on roads.

Thanks for your help in advance.

 

[GregLocock]

It is very dependent on the surface conditions. For safety's sake use the entire range .005-1.0, taking the worst value for each case.



Cheers

Greg Locock

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