Accurate Real Area of Contact Measurements on Polyurethane

1995 ◽  
Vol 117 (4) ◽  
pp. 607-611 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. P. Hendriks ◽  
M. Visscher
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Verification ◽  
Glass Plate ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
New Method ◽  
Contact Load ◽  
The Real ◽  
Real Area Of Contact ◽  
Contact Models ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Real Area

Theoretical models describing the contact of rough surfaces have been developed for at least three decades. Experimental verification, however, has not been straightforward up till now, since current measurements suffer from large inaccuracies, often 100 percent or worse. In this paper a new method, based on autofocus techniques, is applied with an accuracy better than 15 percent. Measurements are presented for the contact of a rough polyurethane specimen in contact with a smooth glass plate. It was not yet possible to conclude whether the real area of contact is proportional to the contact load, but the results show the forming of contact agglomerations, which becomes significant at 10 percent real area of contact. Asperity interaction appears to be important, even at low loads. However, one or both of these facts are often not considered in present contact models, questioning their reliability.

A Study of Real Area of Contact for Tire/Road Interface

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy J. Dawkins ◽  
Sameer G. Shah ◽  
Robert L. Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Rough Surface ◽  
The Real ◽  
The Road ◽  
Real Area Of Contact ◽  
Modeling Techniques ◽  
Contact Models ◽  
On The Road ◽  
Real Area ◽  
Rubber Block

This paper investigates some of the modeling techniques available for predicting the real area of contact between two surfaces. These models are then applied to an idealized case of a rubber block in contact with a rough surface representing a tire on the road. A description of how the models work is presented. The various contact models are compared and analyzed. Qualitatively the models compare very well. Several models also compare well quantitatively.

A comparison of nanoscale measurements with the theoretical models of real and nominal contact areas

2020 ◽  
Vol 234 (11) ◽  
pp. 1735-1745 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Xu ◽  
Robert L Jackson ◽  
Yan Chen ◽  
Anqi Zhang ◽  
Barton C Prorok
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscope ◽  
Contact Area ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Real Area Of Contact ◽  
Contact Models ◽  
Nanoscale Measurements ◽  
Rough Surface Contact ◽  
Scanning Electron ◽  
Real Area

In this study, an experimental method is proposed to measure the real area of contact between an alumina sphere and an Al surface based on the adhesive transfer of the Au film and the scanning electron microscope in the back-scattered mode. A thin film of Au is sputtered on the alumina sphere before the indentation with the Al surface. After indentation, the interfaces of the alumina sphere and Al surface are observed by the scanning electron microscope. The contact area can be identified based on both the distributions of the alumina and Au on the alumina sphere and Al surface, respectively. The measured contact area at different nominal pressures are compared to predictions made by several popular theoretical elastic-plastic rough surface contact models.

Analysis of the Real Area of Contact Between a Polymeric Magnetic Medium and a Rigid Surface

1984 ◽  
Vol 106 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bharat Bhushan
Keyword(s):  
Complex Modulus ◽  
Critical Value ◽  
Computer Applications ◽  
Hard Material ◽  
Rigid Surface ◽  
Magnetic Medium ◽  
The Real ◽  
Real Area Of Contact ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Real Area

The statistical analysis of the real area of contact proposed by Greenwood and Williamson is revisited. General and simplified equations for the mean asperity real area of contact, number of contacts, total real area of contact, and mean real pressure as a function of apparent pressure for the case of elastic junctions are presented. The critical value of the mean asperity pressure at which plastic flow starts when a polymer contacts a hard material is derived. Based on this, conditions of elastic and plastic junctions for polymers are defined by a “polymer” plasticity index, Ψp which depends on the complex modulus, Poisson’s ratio, yield strength, and surface topography. Calculations show that most dynamic contacts that occur in a computer-magnetic tape are elastic, and the predictions are supported by experimental evidence. Tape wear in computer applications is small and decreases Ψp by less than 10 percent. The theory presented here can also be applied to rigid and floppy disks.

A Relationship Between Autocorrelation Length and Adhesive Friction Behavior of Rough Surfaces

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yilei Zhang ◽  
Sriram Sundararajan
Keyword(s):  
Rough Surface ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Roughness Parameter ◽  
Hertzian Contact ◽  
Root Mean Square Roughness ◽  
Friction Behavior ◽  
The Real ◽  
Real Area Of Contact ◽  
Autocorrelation Length ◽  
Real Area

Autocorrelation Length (ACL) is a surface roughness parameter that provides spatial information of surface topography that is not included in amplitude parameters such as Root Mean Square roughness. This paper presents a statistical relation between ACL and the real area of contact, which is used to study the adhesive friction behavior of a rough surface. The influence of ACL on profile peak distribution is studied based on Whitehouse and Archard’s classical analysis, and their results are extended to compare profiles from different surfaces. With the knowledge of peak distribution, the real area of contact of a rough surface with a flat surface can be calculated using Hertzian contact mechanics. Numerical calculation shows that real area of contact increases with decreasing of ACL under the same normal load. Since adhesive friction force is proportional to real area of contact, this suggests that the adhesive friction behavior of a surface will be inversely proportional to its ACL. Results from microscale friction experiments on polished and etched silicon surfaces are presented to verify the analysis.

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