A Static Friction Model for Elastic-Plastic Contacting Rough Surfaces

2004 ◽  
Vol 126 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lior Kogut ◽  
Izhak Etsion

A model that predicts the static friction for elastic-plastic contact of rough surfaces is presented. The model incorporates the results of accurate finite element analyses for the elastic-plastic contact, adhesion and sliding inception of a single asperity in a statistical representation of surface roughness. The model shows strong effect of the external force and nominal contact area on the static friction coefficient in contrast to the classical laws of friction. It also shows that the main dimensionless parameters affecting the static friction coefficient are the plasticity index and adhesion parameter. The effect of adhesion on the static friction is discussed and found to be negligible at plasticity index values larger than 2. It is shown that the classical laws of friction are a limiting case of the present more general solution and are adequate only for high plasticity index and negligible adhesion. Some potential limitations of the present model are also discussed pointing to possible improvements. A comparison of the present results with those obtained from an approximate CEB friction model shows substantial differences, with the latter severely underestimating the static friction coefficient.

Author(s):  
Chul-Hee Lee ◽  
Andreas A. Polycarpou

The asymmetric height distribution in surface roughness is usually indispensable in engineering surfaces prepared by specific manufacturing process. Moreover, the running-in process develops severe asymmetric roughness distribution in the surface interfaces. In this paper, the effect of asymmetric asperity distribution on static friction coefficient is investigated theoretically and by comparing it with experimental results. In order to generate a probability density function of non-Gaussian surface roughness, the Pearson system of frequency curves was used. Subsequently, the Kogut and Etsion (KE) model of elastic-plastic static friction was modified to calculate the contacting interfacial forces. For the experiments, actual roller and housing surfaces from a CV (Constant Velocity) joint were prepared to measure the static friction coefficient as it clearly shows the asymmetry of roughness distribution due to the manufacturing and also running-in process. The experimental measurements were subsequently compared with the modified KE static friction model with Gaussian as well as Pearson distributions of asperity heights. It was found that the model with Pearson distribution captures the experimental measurements well in terms of the surface conditions.


2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca D. Ibrahim Dickey ◽  
Robert L. Jackson ◽  
George T. Flowers

A new experimental apparatus is used to measure the static friction between tin surfaces under various loads. After the data is collected it is then compared to an existing theoretical model. The experiment uses the classical physics technique of increasing the incline of a plane and block until the block slides. The angle at the initiation of sliding is used to find the static friction coefficient. The experiment utilizes an automated apparatus to minimize human error. The finite element based statistical rough surface contact model for static friction under full stick by Li, Etsion, and Talke (2010, “Contact Area and Static Friction of Rough Surfaces with High Plasticity Index,” ASME Journal of Tribology, 132(3), p. 031401) is used to make predictions of the friction coefficient using surface profile data from the experiment. Comparison of the computational and experimental methods shows similar qualitative trends, and even some quantitative agreement. After adjusting the results for the possible effect of the native tin oxide film, the theoretical and experimental results can be brought into reasonable qualitative and quantitative agreement.


2004 ◽  
Vol 126 (3) ◽  
pp. 626-629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ning Yu, ◽  
Shaun R. Pergande, and ◽  
Andreas A. Polycarpou

The CEB static friction model is extended to include asymmetric distributions of asperity heights, using the normalized one-parameter Weibull distribution. The normal contact, tangential (friction), and adhesion forces are calculated for different skewness values, and are used to obtain the static friction coefficient. It is predicted that surfaces with negative skewness experience higher static friction coefficient compared to the Gaussian case, under the same external normal load, which agrees with published data. This effect is magnified for lower external loads, as is commonly encountered in microtribological applications.


Author(s):  
Renzhen Chen ◽  
Xiaopeng Li ◽  
Jinchi Xu ◽  
Zemin Yang ◽  
Hexu Yang

The primary objective of this fundamental research is to investigate the mechanical properties of the disk spring when the friction at the contact edges is asymmetric and varies with the load. The contact mechanics study shows that the static friction and static friction coefficient on fractal surfaces change depending on the normal load. In this paper, a fractal contact model based on the W-M function is used to explore the connection between the static friction and the normal load. Subsequently, taking into account the asymmetry of the contact surface at the edge, the variable static friction coefficient is brought into the existing model to obtain an improved static model of the disk spring. Different fractal dimensions, frictional states and free heights are considered under quasi-static loading condition, the relative errors between this paper and the method using Coulomb friction are also calculated, and experimental validation was performed. The static stiffness and force hysteresis of the disk spring for different forms of asymmetric variable friction are discussed. It is shown that using the variable friction model can improve the computational accuracy of the disk spring model under small loads and help to improve the design and control accuracy of preload and vibration isolation equipment using the disk spring as a component.


2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Li ◽  
I. Etsion ◽  
F. E. Talke

A model for the contact area and static friction of nominally flat rough surfaces and rough spherical surfaces is presented. The model extends previously published models, which are limited to plasticity index values below 8, to higher plasticity index values by accounting for fully plastically deformed asperities based on finite element results by Jackson and Green [2005, “A Finite Element Study of Elasto-Plastic Hemispherical Contact Against a Rigid Flat,” Trans. ASME, J. Tribol., 127, pp. 343–354]. The present model also corrects some deficiencies of the earlier models at very small plasticity index values below 0.5.


2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wujiu Pan ◽  
Xiaopeng Li ◽  
Xue Wang

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a static friction coefficient prediction model of rough contact surfaces based on the contact mechanics analysis of elastic-plastic fractal surfaces. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, the continuous deformation stage of the multi-scale asperity is considered, i.e. asperities on joint surfaces go through three deformation stages in succession, the elastic deformation, the elastic-plastic deformation (the first elastic-plastic region and the second elastic-plastic region) and the plastic deformation, rather than the direct transition from the elastic deformation to the plastic deformation. In addition, the contact between rough metal surfaces should be the contact of three-dimensional topography, which corresponds to the fractal dimension D (2 < D < 3), not two-dimensional curves. So, in consideration of the elastic-plastic deformation mechanism of asperities and the three-dimensional topography, the contact mechanics of the elastic-plastic fractal surface is analyzed, and the static friction coefficient nonlinear prediction model of the surface is further established. Findings There is a boundary value between the normal load and the fractal dimension. In the range smaller than the boundary value, the normal load decreases with fractal dimension; in the range larger than the boundary value, the normal load increases with fractal dimension. Considering the elastic-plastic deformation of the asperity on the contact surface, the total normal contact load is larger than that of ignoring the elastic-plastic deformation of the asperity. There is a proper fractal dimension, which can make the static friction of the contact surface maximum; there is a negative correlation between the static friction coefficient and the fractal scale coefficient. Originality/value In the mechanical structure, the research and prediction of the static friction coefficient characteristics of the interface will lay a foundation for the understanding of the mechanism of friction and wear and the interaction relationship between contact surfaces from the micro asperity-scale level, which has an important engineering application value.


2008 ◽  
Vol 130 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Cohen ◽  
Y. Kligerman ◽  
I. Etsion

A model for elastic-plastic nominally flat contacting rough surfaces under combined normal and tangential loading with full stick contact condition is presented. The model incorporates an accurate finite element analysis for contact and sliding inception of a single elastic-plastic asperity in a statistical representation of surface roughness. It includes the effect of junction growth and treats the sliding inception as a failure mechanism, which is characterized by loss of tangential stiffness. A comparison between the present model and a previously published friction model shows that the latter severely underestimates the maximum friction force by up to three orders of magnitude. Strong effects of the normal load, nominal contact area, mechanical properties, and surface roughness on the static friction coefficient are found, in breach of the classical laws of friction. Empirical equations for the maximum friction force, static friction coefficient, real contact area due to the normal load alone and at sliding inception as functions of the normal load, material properties, and surface roughness are presented and compared with some limited available experimental results.


1988 ◽  
Vol 110 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. R. Chang ◽  
I. Etsion ◽  
D. B. Bogy

The friction force required to shear interface bonds of contacting metallic rough surfaces is calculated, taking into account the prestress condition of contacting asperities. The surfaces are modeled by a collection of spherical asperities with Gaussian height distribution. Previous analyses for adhesion force and contact load of such surfaces are used to obtain the static friction coefficient. It is shown that this coefficient is affected by material properties and surface topography, and that it actually depends on the external loading contrary to the classical law of friction.


2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeau-Ren Jeng ◽  
Shin-Rung Peng

The friction coefficient (μ) of a contact surface with elliptical asperities is examined at various values of the plasticity index (ψ), the effective radius ratio (γ), the shear-strength-pressure proportionality constant (c), and the dimensionless limiting interfacial shear strength (τ¯m). The results demonstrate that the friction coefficient of the contact system increases with an increasing value of γ but decreases with an increasing value of ψ. Furthermore, it is shown that Amonton’s law is applicable for contact systems with either a low ψ and a high τ¯m or a high ψ and a low τ¯m. Analyzing the ratio of the nonelastic contact area, it is found that the asperities of a surface characterized by a large γ generally deform elastically at all values of the plasticity index, while those of a surface with a larger c deform plastically, particularly for surfaces with higher values of τ¯m and ψ. Finally, an inspection of the critical dimensionless real contact area shows that the contact mode of the surface is determined primarily by the value of the effective radius ratio.


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