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Summary
Of major concern in industry are hazards posed by metal-to-metal sparking in environments where potentially explosive dusts are present. The probability of ignition of a dust cloud by metal sparking is dependent on many factors including the type of metal, the contact speed of the metal surfaces, the contact time of the metal surfaces, the pressure on the contact surface, and the type and concentration of the dust cloud present (per Bowden, F. P. and Thomas, P. H., ¿̐ưThe Surface Temperature of Slidings Solids,¿̐ư Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series A, Vol. 223, May 1954, pp. 29¿̐ư40)
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Electronic reproduction. W. Conshohocken, Pa. : ASTM International, 1987. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
