Maybe some of you already heard about it. When searching for friction coefficient of MTB tyre rubber on different materials, I found a link to an older article at New Scientist.
Boron-Aluminium-Magnesium alloy with Titanium Boride
(why did I hate chemistry on high school ?
) has friction coeff. only 0.02 and is 2nd hardest material.
A very interesting are words about potential reason of its slipperiness:
...boron interacts with oxygen to make tiny amounts of boron oxide on its surface. They would attract water molecules from the air, to make a slippery coating.
"It's almost as if it's a self-lubricating surface. You don't need to add oil or other lubricants. It's inherently slippery."
Bushings coated with this could be greatly resistant to dust/sand/mud and work even better in humid environment. Not saying about sliding surfaces of tele-forks or shocks.
What do you think?
Boron-Aluminium-Magnesium alloy with Titanium Boride
(why did I hate chemistry on high school ? ) has friction coeff. only 0.02 and is 2nd hardest material. A very interesting are words about potential reason of its slipperiness:
...boron interacts with oxygen to make tiny amounts of boron oxide on its surface. They would attract water molecules from the air, to make a slippery coating.
"It's almost as if it's a self-lubricating surface. You don't need to add oil or other lubricants. It's inherently slippery."
Bushings coated with this could be greatly resistant to dust/sand/mud and work even better in humid environment. Not saying about sliding surfaces of tele-forks or shocks.
What do you think?
