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Table 2

Experimental procedure for validating the forces measured in the knuckle-joint press with a photograph of the disks before and after compression.

Disk Equipment Die roughness (μm) Diameter (mm) Thickness (mm) Compression stroke (mm)
1 Knuckle-joint press 0.319 27.61 1.639 0.100
2 27.60 1.643 0.144
3 27.62 1.653 0.227
4 27.63 1.642 0.331
5 27.63 1.644 0.370
6 Hydraulic testing machine 27.61 1.646 0.380
7 27.63 1.656 0.380
8 <0.01 27.63 1.646 0.380

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