Behavior of friction at material interfaces is inherently nonlinear causing variations and uncertainties in interfacial energy dissipation. A finite element model (FEM) of an elastic–plastic spherical contact subjected to periodic normal and tangential loads is developed to study fundamental mechanisms contributing to the frictional energy dissipation. Particular attention is devoted to three mechanisms: the elastic mismatch between contacting pairs, plastic deformations, and phase difference between the normal and tangential fluctuations in loading. Small tangential loads simulating mild vibrational environments are applied to the model and resulting friction (hysteresis) loops are used to estimate the energy loss per loading cycle. The energy losses are then correlated against the maximum tangential load as a power-law where the exponents show the degree of nonlinearity. Exponents increase significantly with in-phase loading and increasing plasticity. Although increasing elastic mismatch facilitates more dissipation during normal load fluctuations, it has negligible influence on the power-law exponents in tangential loading. Among all the configurations considered, out-of-phase loading with minimal mismatch and no plasticity lead to the smallest power-law exponents; promising linear frictional dissipation. The duration the contact remains stuck during a loading cycle is found to have a predominant influence on the power-law exponents. Thus, controlling that duration enables tunable degree of nonlinearity and magnitude in frictional energy dissipation.
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January 2015
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Frictional Energy Dissipation in Spherical Contacts Under Presliding: Effect of Elastic Mismatch, Plasticity and Phase Difference in Loading
Deepak B. Patil,
Deepak B. Patil
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Wisconsin—Madison
,1513 University Avenue
,Madison, WI 53706
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Melih Eriten
Melih Eriten
1
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
e-mail: eriten@wisc.edu
University of Wisconsin—Madison
,1513 University Avenue
,Madison, WI 53706
e-mail: eriten@wisc.edu
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Deepak B. Patil
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Wisconsin—Madison
,1513 University Avenue
,Madison, WI 53706
Melih Eriten
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
e-mail: eriten@wisc.edu
University of Wisconsin—Madison
,1513 University Avenue
,Madison, WI 53706
e-mail: eriten@wisc.edu
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Applied Mechanics Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS. Manuscript received October 4, 2014; final manuscript received November 4, 2014; accepted manuscript posted November 10, 2014; published online November 19, 2014. Assoc. Editor: Nick Aravas.
J. Appl. Mech. Jan 2015, 82(1): 011005 (11 pages)
Published Online: January 1, 2015
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Received:
October 4, 2014
Revision Received:
November 4, 2014
Accepted:
November 10, 2014
Online:
November 19, 2014
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Patil, D. B., and Eriten, M. (January 1, 2015). "Frictional Energy Dissipation in Spherical Contacts Under Presliding: Effect of Elastic Mismatch, Plasticity and Phase Difference in Loading." ASME. J. Appl. Mech. January 2015; 82(1): 011005. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4029020
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