Fretting is the tribological phenomenon observed in nominally-clamped components which experience vibratory loads or oscillations. Associated with fretting contacts are regions of small-amplitude relative motion or microslip that occurs at the edges of contact. A newly-available infrared technology capable of resolving temperatures fields finely, both spatially and temporally, is used to characterize the near-surface conditions associated with fretting contact between an aluminum alloy cylinder and flat. Both frictional heating due to interfacial slip and the coupled-thermoelastic effect arising from strains in the material induce these temperatures. The experimental results provide insight into not only the magnitude and distribution of near-surface temperatures, but also the nature of the contact stress field and the mechanics of partial slip fretting contacts. Comparisons of the measured temperature fields are made with those predicted by considering both conduction of the frictional heat flux and coupled-thermoelastic theory.

1.
Archard
J. F.
,
1958
, “
The Temperature of Rubbing Surfaces
,”
Wear
, Vol.
2
, pp.
438
455
.
2.
Attia, M. H., 1994, “Friction-Induced Thermo-Elastic Effects in the Contact Zone Due to Fretting Action,” R. B. Waterhouse, and T. C. Lindley, eds. Fretting Fatigue, Mechanical Engineering Publications, London, pp. 307–319.
3.
Blok, H., 1937, “Theoretical Study of Temperature Rise at Surfaces of Actual Contact Under Oiliness Lubricating Conditions,” Proc. Inst. of Mech. Engineers General Discussion of Lubrication, Vol. 2, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London, pp. 222–235.
4.
Boley, B. A., and Weiner, J. H., 1960, Theory of Thermal Stresses, Wiley, New York.
5.
Carslaw, H. S., and Jaeger, J. C., 1959, Conduction of Heat in Solids, 2nd Edition, Oxford University Press, New York.
6.
Ghasemi
H. M.
,
Furey
M. J.
, and
Kajdas
C.
,
1993
, “
Surface Temperatures and Fretting Corrosion of Steel Under Conditions of Fretting Contact
,”
Wear
, Vol.
162–164
, pp.
357
369
.
7.
Hucker, S. A., 1994, “Grinding of Hardened Steel for Tribological Performance,” Ph.D. thesis. School of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Purdue University.
8.
Jaeger
J. C.
,
1942
, “
Moving Sources of Heat and the Temperature at Sliding Contacts
,”
Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales
, Vol.
76
, pp.
203
224
.
9.
Ju
Y.
, and
Farris
T. N.
,
1997
, “
FFT Thermoelastic Solutions for Moving Heat Sources
,”
ASME JOURNAL OF TRIBOLOGY
, Vol.
119
, No.
1
, pp.
156
162
.
10.
Kennedy
F. E.
,
1979
, “
Thermomechanical Phenomena in High Speed Rubbing
,”
Wear
, Vol.
59
, pp.
149
163
.
11.
McVeigh
P. A.
, and
Farris
T. N.
,
1998
, “
Finite Element Analysis of Fretting Stresses
,”
ASME JOURNAL OF TRIBOLOGY
, Vol.
119
, No.
4
, pp.
797
801
.
12.
MIL-HDBK-5G, 1994, Metallic Material and Elements for Aerospace Vehicle Structures, Vol. 1, Defense Printing Service Detachment Office, Philadelphia, PA.
13.
Mindlin
R. D.
,
1949
, “
Compliance of Elastic Bodies in Contact
,”
ASME JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS
, Vol.
16
, pp.
259
268
.
14.
Stanley
P.
,
1997
, “
Applications and Potential of Thermoelastic Stress Analysis
,”
Journal of Materials Processing Technology
, Vol.
64
, pp.
359
370
.
15.
Szolwinski, M. P., 1998, “The Mechanics and Tribology of Fretting Fatigue With Application to Riveted Lap Joints,” Ph.D. thesis, School of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Purdue University.
16.
Szolwinski, M. P., and Farris, T. N., 1993, “Fretting Fatigue Crack Initiation: Aging Aircraft Concerns,” 35th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference—Part 4, AIAA, Hilton Head, NC pp 2173-2179 AIAA-94-1591-CP.
17.
Szolwinski
M. P.
, and
Farris
T. N.
,
1996
, “
Mechanics of Fretting Fatigue Crack Formation
,”
Wear
, Vol.
198
, pp.
93
107
.
18.
Szolwinski, M. P., and Farris, T. N., 1998, “Observation, Analysis and Prediction of Fretting Fatigue in 2024-T351 Aluminum Alloy,” Wear, accepted for publication.
19.
The Math Works, Inc., 1997, “MATLAB, version 5.1,” UNIX/Windows95 CD-ROM. Natick, MA.
20.
Tian
X.
, and
Kennedy
F. E.
,
1995
, “
Prediction and Measurement of Surface Temperature Rise at the Contact Interface for Oscillatory Sliding
,”
JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING TRIBOLOGY
, Vol.
209
, pp.
41
51
.
21.
Tian
X.
, and
Kennedy
F. E.
,
1994
, “
Maximum and Average Flash Temperatures in Sliding Contacts
,”
ASME JOURNAL OF TRIBOLOGY
, Vol.
116
, pp.
167
174
.
22.
Weick
B. L.
,
Furey
M. J.
, and
Vick
B.
,
1994
, “
Surface Temperatures Generated with Ceramic Materials in Oscillating/Fretting Contact
,”
ASME JOURNAL OF TRIBOLOGY
, Vol.
116
, pp.
260
267
.
23.
Zhang
D.
, and
Sandor
B. I.
,
1989
, “
Thermographic Analysis of Stress Concentrations in a Composite
,”
Experimental Mechanics
, Vol.
29
, pp.
121
125
.
This content is only available via PDF.
You do not currently have access to this content.