Rehbinder effect
Efecto Rehbinder
- Date
- 1928 · confidence high
- Place
- Moscow, Russia
- Credited to
- Piotr Rehbinder
- Field
- Matter & energy
What was discovered
Reduction in the hardness and ductility of a metal caused by a surfactant film on its surface, described by Soviet scientist Piotr Rehbinder.
What it led to
- Use of lubricants to reduce cutting forces in machining
- Advances in the study of surface energy of materials
- Applications in metalworking and drilling industries