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Frictional contact of elastomer materials on rough rigid surfaces
Author(s) -
Nettingsmeier Jana,
Wriggers Peter
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
pamm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1617-7061
DOI - 10.1002/pamm.200410161
Subject(s) - elastomer , materials science , natural rubber , friction coefficient , frictional coefficient , composite material , surface roughness , contact area , coefficient of friction , contact mechanics , surface finish , static friction , structural engineering , engineering , finite element method
The frictional behavior of elastomer materials is still unexplored, but very important for many industrial applications. Special attention is turned to rubber friction on rough road tracks. Due to the non‐rigid material characteristics of the rubber it is not sufficient to use a constant friction coefficient like Coulombs law. The frictional qualities depend on many different influences like sliding velocity, applied normal stress, surface roughness, material properties and the temperature in the contact zone. (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)