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Roberts and Owens reported1 that charge-transfer complexes of iodine and n-butylbenzene were effective boundary lubricants for titanium sliding on titanium. The discovery is interesting because titanium and its alloys are being used more widely and are difficult to machine and lubricate.
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FUREY, M. Iodine as a Boundary Lubricant: A Contrary View. Nature 225, 630–631 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/225630a0
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