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This document describes an experiment conducted to determine the coefficient of static friction between different surface materials and investigate how adding weight affects the coefficient. The experiment used a machine to measure the frictional force needed to initiate sliding between materials like aluminum, nylon, brass, and stainless steel with added weights of 0N, 1N, and 2N. The results showed that the coefficient of static friction remained the same regardless of increased weight, supporting the theoretical expectation. The objective was achieved through precise measurements and the experiment validated the independence of the static friction coefficient from an object's weight.

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Lab Report 2

This document describes an experiment conducted to determine the coefficient of static friction between different surface materials and investigate how adding weight affects the coefficient. The experiment used a machine to measure the frictional force needed to initiate sliding between materials like aluminum, nylon, brass, and stainless steel with added weights of 0N, 1N, and 2N. The results showed that the coefficient of static friction remained the same regardless of increased weight, supporting the theoretical expectation. The objective was achieved through precise measurements and the experiment validated the independence of the static friction coefficient from an object's weight.

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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY

MECHANICS LAB
Topic:
COEFFICIENT OF STATIC FRICTION

Student Name:
Mohammad Gulzaib
CMS ID:
460917
Section:
ME – 15 (C)

EXPERIMENT # 2
DETERMINING THE COEFFICIENT OF STATIC
FRICTION.
Abstract:
With the aid of electronic machine, the coefficient of static friction and the
effect of adding weight onto the coefficient of static friction is investigated
in this experiment. A surface's coefficient of static friction remains same
even if we increase the its weight.

Objective:
• To determine the coefficient of static friction between two
surfaces.
• To investigate the effect of increasing mass onto the coefficient of
static friction.

Apparatus:
1. Machine (to move and measure force)
2. Brass
3. Nylon
4. Stainless Steel
5. Aluminum

Theory:
The coefficient of static friction (𝝁𝝁𝒔𝒔 ) is a value that describes the frictional
force between two objects when they are not moving relative to each other.
It’s a measure of how much the surfaces “stick” to each other. The higher
the coefficient, the greater the static friction.

The force of static friction (F) is the force that resists the initiation of
sliding motion between two surfaces. In other words, it’s the force that
keeps an object at rest from starting to move.
The normal force (N) is the force exerted by a surface that supports the
weight of an object resting on it. It acts perpendicular (normal) to the
surface. The relationship between these three quantities is given by the
equation:

F = 𝜇𝜇𝑠𝑠 N

This equation tells us that the force of static friction is equal to the
coefficient of static friction times the normal force.

The normal force is equal to weight of the block which is placed to find
the coefficient of static friction.

N = W = mg

𝜇𝜇𝑠𝑠 = 𝑁𝑁/𝐹𝐹

Procedure:
1. Set up the machine and place an object on it (Brass).
2. Turn the machine on in forward direction and wait until it started to
slide.
3. Turn the machine of and measure the reading of the frictional force
given by the analogous meter. And reset it its initial position by
again running the machine in reverse direction.
4. Calculate the value of the of 𝜇𝜇𝑠𝑠 using calculator.
5. Do this process again but this time by adding weight first by adding
1N and then by adding 2N.
6. Try to place the block on the same place where you placed it
initially.
7. Repeat the whole process for all the other three materials
(aluminum, stainless steel, nylon).

Data & Calculations:


Sr No Materials Added 𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹 Normal 𝜇𝜇𝑠𝑠
Weight
(N) (N)
(N)
1 Aluminum 0 0.75 2.75 0.27
2 Aluminum 1 0.9 3.75 0.24
3 Aluminum 2 1.2 4.75 0.25

4 Nylon 0 0.1 0.94 0.11


5 Nylon 1 0.6 1.94 0.31
6 Nylon 2 1 2.94 0.34

7 Brass 0 1.6 8.46 0.21


8 Brass 1 2 9.46 0.21
9 Brass 2 2.1 10.46 0.20

10 Stainless 0 1.2 7.95 0.15


Steel
11 Stainless 1 1.4 8.95 0.16
Steel
12 Stainless 2 1.5 9.95 0.15
Steel

Results & Discussions:


This experiment clearly shows that coefficient of static friction is
independent of weight of object, which is the basic purpose of this
experiment.

Conclusion:
The experiment effectively used machine and the materials to determine
the coefficient of static friction and to prove that coefficient is independent
of the weight of the object. It remains same for each weight of same
material. The experiment is performed with precision and accuracy, and it
is preferred to keep the error minimum. However, different errors like
human error or machine error is expected.

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