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Tribology International 103 (2016) 167–175 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Tribology International journal homepage: /locate/triboint How to measure the real contact area? A simple marker and relocation foot-printing approach Simon Bettscheider, Carsten Gachot, Andreas Rosenkranz n Chair of Functional Materials, Saarland University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Campus D 33, 66123 Saarbruecken, Germany article info Article history: Received 22 February 2016 Received in revised form 9 June 2016 Accepted 25 June 2016 Available online 28 June 2016 Keywords: Contact ar