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By calculating the bond energies for various metals, it has been shown that high bond energies herald low magnitudes of self-adhesion in metals. Also, metal-metal bond energies are directly related to the coefficients of friction, hardness and abrasive wear resistance of metals.
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Vijh, A.K. The influence of metal-metal bond energies on the adhesion, hardness, friction and wear of metals. J Mater Sci 10, 998–1004 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00823216
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