To determine the kinetic coefficient of

friction of various pairs of wheels.

Technical report

2017-ME-110
This study involves the process of finding MUHAMMAD
the cofficient of friction between various TAYYAB
pairs of wheel
Objective: To determine the kinetic coefficient of friction of various pairs
of wheels.

working
Apparatus:
• Kinetic coefficient of friction
apparatus
• Various pairs of metallic
wheels
• Steel rod
• Stop watch
What is friction and its various types

• Static friction:
Static friction follows up on articles when they are laying on a surface. For instance, on the off chance that you are
climbing in the forested areas, there is static friction between your shoes and the trail each time you put down your
foot (see Figure underneath).
• Sliding friction:
Sliding friction will be friction that follows up on items when they are sliding over a surface. Sliding friction is more
fragile than static friction.
• Fluid friction:
Fluid friction will be friction that follows up on articles that are traveling through a fluid. A fluid is a substance that can
stream and take the state of its compartment
• Rolling friction:
Rolling friction will be friction that follows up on articles when they are rolling over a surface. Rolling friction is a lot
more fragile than sliding friction or static friction.
procedure
• Select the material of rod like in this experiment is steel.
• Select one by one pair of wheel of which friction has to find.
• Then place the rod on wheels, and by rotating the wheel note the time for 10 revolutions.
• And note the time for three times and take average to get time period.
• Then note the distance between pair of wheels which is “s”.
• After this, put the value in formula to get kinetic coefficient of friction.
Observations and calculations

SR.NO. ROD WHEEL TIME FOR OSCILATIONS TIME KINETIC

MATERIAL MATERIAL PERIOD CO-

      t1 t2 t3 tavg   efficient of
friction

1 Steel Steel 23.94 23.19 22.47 23.2 2.32 0.0718

2 Steel Cast iron 20.8 17.7 18.74 18.92 1.892 0.1079

3 Steel Aluminum 17.80 18.42 16.52 17.6 1.760 0.1247

4 Steel Brass 17.6 18.68 17.45 17.91 1.791 0.1204

comments

 Frictional forces increases with the increase in applied forces.

 Friction always causes loses in the form of heat energy.
 To lower any frictional type error, we have to clearly lubricate the apparatus.
Any queries?