Abstract
The paper is devoted to a general analysis of friction of elastomers from the point of view of scales contributing to the force of friction. We argue that-contrary to the wide spread opinion-elastomer friction is not a multiscale phenomenon, but is governed mostly by the interplay of only two scales-the largest and the smallest scales of roughness of the contacting bodies. This is illustrated by analyzing the main ideas of the theory of elastomer friction based on the paradigm of Greenwood, Tabor and Grosch. The same conclusions can be obtained from the widely used contact theory proposed by Persson.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | AIP Conference Proceedings |
| Publisher | American Institute of Physics Inc. |
| Pages | 507-510 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Volume | 1623 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780735412606 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
| Event | International Conference on Physical Mesomechanics of Multilevel Systems 2014 - Tomsk, Russian Federation Duration: 3 Sep 2014 → 5 Sep 2014 |
Conference
| Conference | International Conference on Physical Mesomechanics of Multilevel Systems 2014 |
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| Country | Russian Federation |
| City | Tomsk |
| Period | 3.9.14 → 5.9.14 |
Keywords
- Elastomers
- Fractal surfaces
- Friction
- Macroscale
- Microscale
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
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Popov, V. L., Psakhie, S., & Popov, M. (2014). On the role of scales in elastomer friction. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 1623, pp. 507-510). American Institute of Physics Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4898993