Study on the Tribological Properties of Multilayer Concentric Hexagonal Laser Texturing on Rubber Surfaces of Screw

Xinfu Liu1, Xinglong Niu1, Chunhua Liu2

  • 1Key Lab of Industrial Fluid Energy Conservation and Pollution Control (Ministry of Education), Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266520, China.

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