Research Article
Physical and Mechanical Properties of Selected Common Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Cultivated in Tanzania
Table 5
Coefficients of friction on dissimilar sliding material surfaces (one seed at a time).
| Material | Beans Type | Minimum | Maximum | Average |
| Plywood | Uyole-96 | 0.45 | 0.58 | 0.51 | Kablanketi | 0.42 | 0.55 | 0.49 | Wanja | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.46 |
| Plastic | Uyole-96 | 0.36 | 0.49 | 0.42 | Kablanketi | 0.32 | 0.45 | 0.37 | Wanja | 0.32 | 0.42 | 0.37 |
| Aluminium | Uyole-96 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 0.35 | Kablanketi | 0.21 | 0.36 | 0.31 | Wanja | 0.27 | 0.36 | 0.32 |
| Mild Steel | Uyole-96 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 0.34 | Kablanketi | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.33 | Wanja | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.33 |
| Stainless Steel | Uyole-96 | 0.27 | 0.34 | 0.31 | Kablanketi | 0.27 | 0.34 | 0.30 | Wanja | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.29 |
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