Parametric Investigations at the Head-Disk Interface of Thermal Fly-Height Control Sliders in Contact

Table 3

Effect of TFC efficiency (ABS/heater design) on friction.

ABS design	Simulation TFC efficiency; nm/mW	Friction unburnished; μN/mW	Friction burnished; μN/mW
ABS-A (ABS-1)	0.108	9	17
ABS-B	0.111	24	31
ABS-C (ABS-2)	0.119	37	54
ABS-D (ABS-3)	0.145	56	67