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This
unique, ORNL-designed, precision micro-friction tester is fully
computer-controlled and situated on an air vibration isolator system. It was
designed to conduct fundamental research on small-scale sliding friction
phenomena in which the influences of individual microstructural features may be
detected. While it typically uses a tiny sphere as the slider, the
friction microprobe has also been used for testing the scratch resistance of
thin layers using a diamond tip and normal loads of only a few grams.
