The Effect of Film Thickness on Initial Friction of Elastic-Plastically Rough Surface With a Soft Thin Metallic Film

2002 ◽  
Vol 124 (3) ◽  
pp. 627-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiqiang Liu ◽  
Anne Neville ◽  
R. L. Reuben
Keyword(s):  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Steel Substrate ◽  
Static Friction ◽  
Metallic Film ◽  
Friction Behavior ◽  
Thin Metallic Film ◽  
Static Friction Coefficient ◽  
Friction Measurements ◽  
Experimental Values

The effect of a deposited soft thin metallic film on friction properties of a hardened steel substrate has been investigated experimentally and theoretically. The dependency of the film thickness and contact load on the static friction coefficient is presented. The experimental observations show that deformation of the film in contact was plastic, thereby confirming the assumption of the theoretical calculation. The effect of the film thickness on the contact area has been analyzed. A model for calculating the static friction coefficient of contacting rough surfaces in the presence of a soft thin film has been used. Results from the numerical calculations have been compared with the present static friction measurements performed on a pin on plate reciprocating apparatus. The rise in friction that occurs with increasing thickness for very thin films is discussed in detail. The calculated results, which predict the correct trend of the friction behavior from the present experiment, cover an extremely large range of F/AnE from 10−12 to 10−2, where three different dependencies of F/AnE on the static friction coefficient can be identified. An investigation into the discrepancy between the calculated and experimental values for the static friction coefficient μ suggests that an accurate prediction of the magnitude of μ depends to a great extent on the level of accuracy in measuring the value of the constant ζ, the effective hardness of the film.

Static Friction of Contacting Real Surfaces in the Presence of Sub-Boundary Lubrication

1998 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 296-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. Polycarpou ◽  
Izhak Etsion
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Boundary Lubrication ◽  
Normal Load ◽  
Static Friction ◽  
Liquid Films ◽  
Adhesion Forces ◽  
Static Friction Coefficient ◽  
Magnetic Hard Disk

A model for calculating the static friction coefficient of contacting real (rough) surfaces in the presence of very thin liquid films (sub-boundary lubrication) is developed. The liquid has a very high affinity for the surfaces and its thickness is of the order of the surface roughness average. An extension of the Greenwood and Williamson (GW) asperity model and an improved Derjaguin, Muller and Toporov (DMT) adhesion model are utilized for calculating the contact and adhesion forces, respectively. The effects of the liquid film thickness and the surface topography on the static friction coefficient are investigated. A critical film thickness is found above which the friction coefficient increases sharply. The critical thickness depends on the surface roughness and the external normal load. This phenomenon is more profound for very smooth surfaces and small normal loads, in agreement with published experimental work on magnetic hard disk interfaces.

Static Friction Modeling in the Presence of Soft Thin Metallic Films

2001 ◽  
Vol 124 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiqiang Liu ◽  
Anne Neville ◽  
R. L. Reuben
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Rough Surfaces ◽  
Contact Stiffness ◽  
Surface Film ◽  
Static Friction ◽  
Static Friction Coefficient ◽  
Light Load

A numerical model is presented for computing the static friction coefficient of rough surfaces with a soft thin film. In the calculation, an improved model, based on that due to Derjaguin et al., is used in conjunction with an elastic-plastic contact model for contact with a soft coating. The effects of the film thickness and surface roughness on the static friction coefficient and contact are investigated. The numerical results reflect published experimental observations and show the static friction coefficient depends strongly on surface film thickness, external force and surface roughness. The static friction coefficient (μ) increases with the surface film thickness when the plasticity index ψ⩾0.5 whilst μ increases with decreasing film thickness in the very thin film regime when ψ=0.25 and F/AnE<10−4. For real rough surfaces, contact and friction behavior is probably heavily influenced by the existence of such soft, thin surface films, which increase the contact area due to plastic deformation of the film and the contact stiffness of the surface in the case of thin film and light load.

Measurements of the Static Friction Coefficient Between Tin Surfaces and Comparison to a Theoretical Model

2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca D. Ibrahim Dickey ◽  
Robert L. Jackson ◽  
George T. Flowers
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Human Error ◽  
Surface Profile ◽  
Static Friction ◽  
Quantitative Agreement ◽  
High Plasticity ◽  
Static Friction Coefficient ◽  
Experimental Apparatus ◽  
Rough Surface Contact

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.

scholarly journals Brittle Fracture Theory Describes the Onset of Frictional Motion

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 253-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilya Svetlizky ◽  
Elsa Bayart ◽  
Jay Fineberg
Keyword(s):  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Brittle Fracture ◽  
Static Friction ◽  
Quantitative Agreement ◽  
Interface Fracture ◽  
Earthquake Dynamics ◽  
Rupture Dynamics ◽  
Static Friction Coefficient ◽  
Fracture Theory ◽  
Macroscopic Motion

Contacting bodies subjected to sufficiently large applied shear will undergo frictional sliding. The onset of this motion is mediated by dynamically propagating fronts, akin to earthquakes, that rupture the discrete contacts that form the interface separating the bodies. Macroscopic motion commences only after these ruptures have traversed the entire interface. Comparison of measured rupture dynamics with the detailed predictions of fracture mechanics reveals that the propagation dynamics, dissipative properties, radiation, and arrest of these “laboratory earthquakes” are in excellent quantitative agreement with the predictions of the theory of brittle fracture. Thus, interface fracture replaces the idea of a characteristic static friction coefficient as a description of the onset of friction. This fracture-based description of friction additionally provides a fundamental description of earthquake dynamics and arrest.

scholarly journals A Novel Process for Manufacturing High-Friction Rings with a Closely Defined Coefficient of Static Friction (Relative Standard Deviation 3.5%) for Application in Ship Engine Components

Materials ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 448
Author(s):  
Wojciech S. Gora ◽  
Jesper V. Carstensen ◽  
Krystian L. Wlodarczyk ◽  
Mads B. Laursen ◽  
Erica B. Hansen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Relative Standard Deviation ◽  
Static Friction ◽  
Laser Surface ◽  
Laser Surface Texturing ◽  
Textured Surface ◽  
Fibre Lasers ◽  
Static Friction Coefficient ◽  
Relative Standard

In recent years, there has been an increased uptake for surface functionalization through the means of laser surface processing. The constant evolution of low-cost, easily automatable, and highly repeatable nanosecond fibre lasers has significantly aided this. In this paper, we present a laser surface-texturing technique to manufacture a surface with a tailored high static friction coefficient for application within driveshafts of large marine engines. The requirement in this application is not only a high friction coefficient, but a friction coefficient kept within a narrow range. This is obtained by using nanosecond-pulsed fibre lasers to generate a hexagonal pattern of craters on the surface. To provide a suitable friction coefficient, after laser processing the surface was hardened using a chromium-based hardening process, so that the textured surface would embed into its counterpart when the normal force was applied in the engine application. Using the combination of the laser texturing and surface hardening, it is possible to tailor the surface properties to achieve a static friction coefficient of ≥0.7 with ~3–4% relative standard deviation. The laser-textured and hardened parts were installed in driveshafts for ship testing. After successfully performing in 1500 h of operation, it is planned to adopt the solution into production.

scholarly journals Active Sensing of Static Friction Coefficient ^|^mu; for Controlling Grasping Force

1994 ◽  
Vol 30 (10) ◽  
pp. 1188-1194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youji YAMADA ◽  
Kenji SANDA ◽  
Kazuhide FUJITA ◽  
Nuio TSUCHIDA ◽  
Kouji IMAI
Keyword(s):  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Static Friction ◽  
Active Sensing ◽  
Static Friction Coefficient ◽  
Grasping Force
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