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W. P. Hirst

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28

Publications

2.4K

Citations

23

H-Index

1939

Active since

Affiliations

University of Reading(Current)

Applied Physical Sciences (United States)

Google (United States)

Associated Research (United States)

Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research

W. P. Hirst is an author at University of Reading specializing in engineering, mechanical engineering, and materials science.

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1939–1988

28

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28

The wear of metals under unlubricated conditions

J. F. Archard, W. P. Hirst · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1956 · 1.1K citations

Surface Film Formation and Metallic Wear

W. P. Hirst, J.K. Lancaster · Journal of Applied Physics · 1956 · 136 citations

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The indentation of materials by wedges

W. P. Hirst, M. G. J. W. Howse · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1969 · 118 citations

The fretting corrosion of mild steel

J. S. Halliday, W. P. Hirst · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1956 · 101 citations

The True Contact Area Between Solids

J. Dyson, W. P. Hirst · Proceedings of the Physical Society Section B · 1954 · 82 citations

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