TABLE OF FRICTION COEFFICIENTS

MATERIALS

ms mk Conditions
Aluminium Aluminium 1.1 ÷ 1.7   -
Aluminium Steel 0.61 0.47 -
Brass Steel 0.51 0.44 -
Bricks Wood 0.6   Clean and dry
Cast iron Steel 0.4   Clean and dry
Copper Cast iron 1.05 0.29 -
Copper Copper 1.0   Clean and dry
Copper Glass 0.68 0.53 -
Copper Steel 0.53 0.36 -
Glass Glass 0.94 0.40 -
Graphite Graphite 0.1   Clean and dry
Graphite Steel 0.1   Clean and dry
Leather Metal 0.6   Dry
Leather Metal 0.4   Wet
Leather Wood 0.3 ÷ 0.5   Clean and dry
Metal Ice 0.03 ÷ 0.05   -
Nylon Nylon 0.2 ÷ 0.25   Clean and dry
Plexiglas Plexiglas 0.8   Clean and dry
Plexiglas Steel 0.5   Clean and dry
Polystyrene Polystyrene 0.5   Clean and dry
Polystyrene Steel 0.35   Clean and dry
Rubber Asphalt   0.97 Dry
Rubber Cement 0.65 0.5 Dry
Rubber Cement 0.4 0.35 Wet
Rubber Ice 0.2 0.15 Dry
Rubber Ice 0.1 0.08 Wet
Stainless steel Stainless steel 0.8   -
Steel Air 0.001 0.001 -
Steel Ice 0.027 0.014 -
Steel Lead 0.9 0.9 -
Steel Steel 0.74 0.54 -
Steel Steel 0.11 0.05 Lubricated
Steel Teflon 0.04   Clean and dry
Teflon Teflon 0.04 0.04 -
Wood Metal 0.2 ÷ 0.6   Clean and dry
Wood Metal 0.2   Wet
Wood Stone 0.7 0.3 -
Wood Wood 0.3 ÷ 0.5   Clean and dry
Wood Wood 0.2   Wet

ms = static friction
mk = dynamical friction or sliding friction

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