This paper describes a measurement system designed to determine the hysteresis that develops between two surfaces as a result of small-amplitude tangential relative motion. Hysteresis is determined by measuring the tangential force and relative displacement of the contacting surfaces as they oscillate. These measurements also produce values of contact parameters such as friction coefficient and tangential contact stiffness. Although these parameters depend on the tribological properties, most of them also exhibit strong sensitivity to measurement errors. The measurement system described here avoids or at least reduces many of the measurement artifacts. This paper validates the measurement system by analyzing and estimating potential errors and describes corrections to systematic errors where possible.
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Measurement of Tangential Contact Hysteresis During Microslip
Sergio Filippi,
Sergio Filippi
Mechanical Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
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Adnan Akay,
Adnan Akay
Mechanical Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
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Muzio M. Gola
Muzio M. Gola
Mechanical Engineering Department, Politecnico di Torino 10129 Turin, Italy
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Sergio Filippi
Mechanical Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
Adnan Akay
Mechanical Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
Muzio M. Gola
Mechanical Engineering Department, Politecnico di Torino 10129 Turin, Italy
Contributed by the Tribology Division for publication in the ASME JOURNAL OF TRIBOLOGY. Manuscript received by the Tribology Division September 17, 2002; revised manuscript received July 1, 2003. Associate Editor: T. C. Ovaert.
J. Tribol. Jul 2004, 126(3): 482-489 (8 pages)
Published Online: June 28, 2004
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Received:
September 17, 2002
Revised:
July 1, 2003
Online:
June 28, 2004
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Filippi, S., Akay, A., and Gola, M. M. (June 28, 2004). "Measurement of Tangential Contact Hysteresis During Microslip ." ASME. J. Tribol. July 2004; 126(3): 482–489. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1692030
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