Fig. 9

Variation of plastic flow layer thickness for different normal loads (P = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 GPa, V = 1 Å/ps) and different sliding velocities (V = 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 Å/ps, P = 1 GPa). (a) Different normal loads (b) Different sliding velocities.

Variation of plastic flow layer thickness for different normal loads (P = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 GPa, V = 1 Å/ps) and different sliding velocities (V = 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 Å/ps, P = 1 GPa). (a) Different normal loads (b) Different sliding velocities.