TY - JOUR AU - Mofidi, M. AU - Prakash, B. AU - Persson, B. N. J. AU - Albohr, O. TI - Rubber friction on (apparently) smooth lubricated surfaces JO - Journal of physics / Condensed matter VL - 20 SN - 0953-8984 CY - Bristol PB - IOP Publ. M1 - PreJuSER-2779 SP - 085223 PY - 2008 N1 - Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012 AB - We study rubber sliding friction on hard lubricated surfaces. We show that even if the hard surface appears smooth to the naked eye, it may exhibit short-wavelength roughness, which may make the dominant contribution to rubber friction. That is, the observed sliding friction is mainly due to the viscoelastic deformations of the rubber by the counterface surface asperities. The results presented are of great importance for rubber sealing and other rubber applications involving ( apparently) smooth surfaces. KW - J (WoSType) LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)16 UR - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000254100700027 DO - DOI:10.1088/0953-8984/20/8/085223 UR - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/2779 ER -