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Relationship between contact pressure and friction

Relationship between contact pressure and friction

Relationship between contact pressure and friction

(OP)
Hello all,

I am wondering if there is a relationship between friction and Hertz contact pressure defined somewhere. I just can't seem to find it. I could use FE to determine this, but didn't want to waste time if its already been done.

Thanks.

RE: Relationship between contact pressure and friction

RE: Relationship between contact pressure and friction

by "friction" do you mean the friction force (obviously related to the normal load) or the CoF (which i thought was independent of the normal load).

RE: Relationship between contact pressure and friction

(OP)
Thanks everyone,

rb1957, I mean CoF, i.e. One thing I do know is that the surface and sub surface contact stress becomes very important when the CoF is above 0.3. I wondered if anyone knew more about this.

I will also go through your suggestions on literature.

Thanks again.

RE: Relationship between contact pressure and friction

rb1957 is correct that the CoF is supposedly independent of the normal force...that's assuming no deformation of either surface due to the normal force....an assumption that doesn't necessarily hold in practice.

RE: Relationship between contact pressure and friction

they are independent (as stated, to the third). what are the materials, diameters & lengths, etc.

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