Table of friction coefficients

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First surface Second surface Condition μs μk tan−1(μs) (radians) tan−1(μs) (degrees) tan−1(μk) (radians) tan−1(μk) (degrees)
Aluminimum Mild steel Dry and clean 0.61 0.47 0.55 31 0.44 25
Aluminimum Aluminimum Dry and clean 1.05−1.35 1.4 0.81−0.93 46−53 0.95 54
Copper Steel Dry and clean 0.53 0.36 0.49 28 0.35 20
Copper Copper Dry and clean 1.0 ? 0.79 45 ? ?
Wood Wood Dry and clean 0.25−0.5 ? 0.24−0.46 14−26 ? ?
Wood Wood Wet 0.2 ? 0.2 11 ? ?
Mild steel Mild steel Dry and clean 0.74 0.57 0.64 37 0.52 30
Hard steel Hard steel Dry and clean 0.78 0.42 0.66 38 0.40 23</math>

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