Friction Calculator
Calculate static and kinetic friction force, whether an object slides, its acceleration once moving, and its angle of repose — from mass or a direct normal force. Pick a material pair (steel on steel, rubber on concrete, ice on ice…) or enter your own μs/μk. Metric and imperial. Runs entirely in your browser.
Authorizations
Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.
Body
Units
metric, imperial Normal force source
weight, direct Mass
0.001 <= x <= 10000000Normal force
0 <= x <= 100000000Material pair
rubber-concrete-dry, rubber-concrete-wet, steel-steel-dry, steel-steel-lubricated, aluminum-steel, copper-steel, wood-wood, glass-glass, leather-wood, ice-ice, teflon-teflon, custom Static friction coefficient (μs)
0 <= x <= 5Kinetic friction coefficient (μk)
0 <= x <= 5Applied (pushing) force
0 <= x <= 100000000Response
Tool output
The tool's slug, echoing the {slug} in the request path.
Output-contract version for this tool.
Credits this call consumed, after any settlement refund. 0 when metering is disabled.
Credits left in the current monthly allowance, or null when metering is disabled.
Correlation id, also sent as x-request-id.