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... texture slip materials testing 07 October 2003 15 March 2004 09 11 2004 Contributed by the Tribology Division for publication in the ASME JOURNAL OF TRIBOLOGY . Manuscript received by the Tribology Division October 7, 2003; revised manuscript received March 15, 2004. Review...

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