Firstly, the applicability of the Coulomb's Law to the friction between metals is discussed. In steel to steel, the couple obeys the above law up to a load of 7kg/cm
2 and the coefficient of friction (repose) is independent of the load: but increasing above this load limit, the coefficient becomes large and variable with accompanying roughening of the friction surface. However, in cast iron to cast iron or steel to copper-lead alloy the couples follow the law up to a load of 280kg/cm
2, and the friction surfaces remain smooth. On the other hand, the sliding coefficient of friction varies with the speed and does not obey the Coulomb's Law.
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