Frictional Properties of the Micro-Textured Surface of Anisotropically Etched Silicon

CIRP Annals ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 471-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Moronuki ◽  
Y. Furukawa
Author(s):  
Heba Khamis ◽  
Hafiz Malik Naqash Afzal ◽  
Jennifer Sanchez ◽  
Richard Martin Vickery ◽  
Michael Wiertlewski ◽  
...  

Perception of the frictional properties of a surface contributes to the multidimensional experience of exploring various materials - we slide our fingers over a surface to feel it. In contrast, during object manipulation we grip objects without such intended exploratory movements. Given that we are aware of the slipperiness of objects or tools that are held in the hand, we investigated whether the initial contact between the fingertip skin and the surface of the object is sufficient to provide this consciously perceived frictional information. Using a two-alternative forced choice protocol we examined human capacity to detect frictional differences using touch, when two otherwise structurally identical surfaces were brought in contact with the immobilized finger perpendicularly or under an angle (20 or 30°) to the skin surface (passive touch). An ultrasonic friction reduction device was used to generate three different frictions over each of three flat surfaces with different surface structure: i) smooth glass, ii) textured surface with dome-shaped features, and iii) surface with sharp asperities (sandpaper). Participants (n = 12) could not reliably indicate which of two surfaces was more slippery under any of these conditions. In contrast, when slip was induced by moving the surface laterally by a total of 5 mm (passive slip), participants could clearly perceive frictional differences. Thus making contact with the surface, even with moderate tangential forces, was not enough to perceive frictional differences, instead conscious perception required a sufficient size slip.


Author(s):  
Ruiting Tong ◽  
Zefen Quan ◽  
Geng Liu

Background: In space environment, microgravity and vacuum influence the mechanical behaviors of the devices. In microgravity environment, the mechanical components will vibrate with a small amplitude once there is a disturbance. The vibration can be seen as a reciprocating sliding contact with a small amplitude. In addition to the vibration, adhesion effects are predominant in vacuum, which will induce a high friction force. Objective: To reduce the friction force, textured surfaces are widely used in mechanical engineering on the earth, and nanoscale textures are also verified that they can be used to improve the frictional behaviors of components with the size of nanometers. Methods: In this paper, the adhesion effects are considered by using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, and the microgravity induced vibration is simplified as a reciprocating sliding contact. Coupling MD simulation and the finite element method, a multiscale method is used to investigate the frictional properties of nanoscale reciprocating sliding contact between rigid multi-asperity tips and an isosceles trapezoid textured surface. Results: Average friction forces for the different tips are presented, and the friction processes are analyzed. A stable friction process is discovered for a specific case, and the average friction forces keep at two stable values corresponding to two sliding directions. Conclusion: Compared with the total average friction forces of a smooth surface, the textured surface can reduce the friction forces greatly. This work could contribute to the textured surface design to improve frictional properties in space environment.


2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatsuya Sugihara ◽  
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Toshiyuki Enomoto

The demand for dry/near-dry cutting has been rapidly increasing to reduce the environmental impact. However, cutting technologies for aluminum alloys have not actually gained widespread use because the aluminum chips adhere strongly to the cutting edge of the tool, leading to tool breakage. To solve this problem, a cutting tool with a banded textured surface was developed, and a series of face-milling experiments for aluminum alloys showed that the textured surface significantly improves the anti-adhesive and anti-frictional properties at the tool-chip interface under dry cutting conditions.


1973 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 354-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. R. Martin ◽  
P. H. Biddison

Abstract Treads made with emulsion styrene-butadiene copolymer (SBR), solution SBR, polybutadiene (BR), and a 60/40 emulsion SBR/BR mixture were built as four-way tread sections on G78-15 belted bias tires, which were driven over both concrete and gravel-textured highways and on a small, circular, concrete test track. The tires were front mounted. When driven on concrete highway, all except the BR tread had either crumbled- or liquid-appearing surfaces, thought to have been formed by mechanical degradation or fatigue. When cornered on concrete, these materials formed small cylindrical particles or rolls. The BR tread had a smooth, granular-textured surface when driven on concrete highway and a ridge or sawtooth abrasion pattern when cornered on concrete. All the materials appeared rough and torn when run on gravel-textured highway. The differences in wear surface formed on BR tread and the other three are thought to be due primarily to the relatively high resilience of BR.


Alloy Digest ◽  
1956 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  

Abstract FEDERATED No. 8 is a lead-base bearing alloy recommended for moderate to high speeds and moderate loads. It has very good frictional properties, reasonably good corrosion resistance and low price. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties as well as fatigue. It also includes information on casting and joining. Filing Code: Pb-3. Producer or source: Federated Metals Corporation, ASARCO Inc..


1994 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 182-186
Author(s):  
June M. Epp

2020 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Koji Masuda

Abstract Earthquake magnitude is closely related to the depth extent of the seismogenic zone, and higher magnitude earthquakes occur where the seismogenic zone is thicker. The frictional properties of the dominant mineral constituents of the crust, such as feldspar-group minerals, control the depth extent of the seismogenic zone. Here, the velocity dependence of the steady-state friction of anorthite, the calcic endmember of the feldspar mineral series, was measured at temperatures from 20 to 600 °C, pore pressures of 0 (“dry”) and 50 MPa (“wet”), and an effective pressure of 150 MPa. The results support previous findings that the frictional properties of feldspar play a dominant role in limiting the depth extent of the seismogenic zone. This evidence suggests that brittle deformation of anorthite may be responsible for brittle fault movements in the brittle–plastic transition zone.


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