Bin Jaber, SaadXu, YangKartal, Mehmet E.Gadegaard, NikolajMulvihill, Daniel M.2023-05-052023-05-052023-02-01Bin Jaber, S, Xu, Y, Kartal, M E, Gadegaard, N & Mulvihill, D M 2023, 'The static friction peak in reciprocating sliding', Tribology International, vol. 180, 108240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2023.1082400301-679Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/2164/20669Funding Information: The authors would like to acknowledge the support of the Leverhulme Trust who supported the overall research under project grant “Fundamental Mechanical Behaviour of Nano and Micro Structured Interfaces” ( RPG-2017-353 ). S.B-J acknowledges the support of the Saudi Arabian Cultural Bureau in London and Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMISU), Riyadh for sponsoring and supporting his Ph.D. studies. N.G. acknowledges ERC funding through FAKIR 648892 Consolidator Award and support from the Research Council of Norway through its Centres of Excellence funding scheme, Project No. 262613 . Staff at Glasgow’s James Watt Nanofabrication Centre (JWNC) are thanked for their support. Dr Jacek Olender (University of Glasgow) is thanked for his advice on surface energy measurement.82530611engFrictional hysteresis loopGross-slip frettingReciprocating slidingStatic friction peakTA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)Mechanics of MaterialsMechanical EngineeringSurfaces and InterfacesSurfaces, Coatings and FilmsSupplementary InformationTAJournal article10.1016/j.triboint.2023.108240http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85146452847&partnerID=8YFLogxK180