Coefficient of Friction for pine on pine

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The kinetic coefficient of friction for pine on pine is not a fixed value and varies based on the physical characteristics of the wood samples, including surface smoothness and moisture content. For theoretical calculations, users can refer to general values for wood on wood, which can be found on resources such as PhysLink. It is essential to measure the coefficient specific to the setup for accurate results.

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Hey everyone,
Does anyone know what the kinetic coefficient of friction for pine on pine is? I am looking for the actual value in order to do some percent error calculations.
Thanks,
ccflyer
 
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I think that would depend very much on the physical characteristics of your two pine samples. How smoothe they are, the moisture in the air... I think you'd have to measure the coefficient for your specific setup. If this is purely theoretical, you could probably use the value for wood on wood from this website:

http://www.physlink.com/Reference/FrictionCoefficients.cfm
 

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