Linear ball slide with limited travel
	Body 1	Body 2
Young's modulus E	GPa	GPa
Poisson's ratio ν	[-]	[-]
Ball diameter d	10-3 m
Number of balls n		[-]
Coefficient of friction for sliding µ		[-]
Payload P		N
Effective Young's modulus E'		GPa
Effective contact radius R'		10-3 m
Hertzian contact load F		N
Contact radius r		10-3 m
Indentation δ		10-6 m
Incremental contact stiffness S		106 N/m
Mean contact pressure pm		GPa
Maximum contact pressure pmax		GPa
Vertical displacement of the slide δslide		10-6 m
Incremental slide stiffness Sslide		107 N/m
Frictional force of the slide Ff.slide		N
Coefficient of friction of the slide Ff.slide/P		[-]
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