Slip Index: A New Unified Approach to Fretting

A new similarity criterion, termed slip index, is introduced. This slip index replaces conventional fretting maps in determining the different fretting regimes as well as the transition from fretting to reciprocal sliding. The slip index is derived from a dimensional analysis of the parameters that govern sliding conditions and provides a unified approach to fretting that is valid for any particular system. The validity of this approach is verified by comparison of fretting data from different test rigs and on different scales. A more accurate definition of fretting is offered based on the present approach.     

Results of high resolution slip measurements in a fretting experiment

An optical method of slip measurement in a fretting experiment has been developed which allows the measurement of slip amplitude to ±0.95 μm. Average sliding velocities of fretting interfaces during each 1.9 μm of relative motion can be calculated from the slip measurement data. Results on 4130 steel indicate that previously reported temperature variations of the fretting interface closely follow the pattern of the instantaneous sliding velocity of the interface, as is expected for frictional heating. The pattern of sliding velocity versus time is very regular from one fretting cycle to the next. It is concluded that any welding or adhesion which occurs at the interface is either on such a small scale that it does not disrupt the regular motion of sliding parts or is so infrequent in occurrence that it was not observed in any of the present experiments.     

Development of a test device for the evaluation of fretting in point contact

Fretting wear and fatigue may occur between any two contacting surfaces, wherever short‐amplitude reciprocating sliding is present for a large number of cycles. A test device has been developed for the evaluation of fretting fatigue and wear in partial and gross slip conditions. Three similar sphere‐on‐plane contacts run at the same time. Normal force, tangential force or displacement amplitude and constant bulk stress can be controlled and measured separately. Reciprocating tangential displacement is produced with rotational motion, the amplitude and frequency of which can be adjusted and controlled accurately by an electric shaker. The number of load cycles for crack initiation and growth is determined with strain‐gauge measurements near the fretting point of contact. The contact surfaces are measured with 3D optical profilometer before fretting measurements to determine actual contact geometry. The measurements were done with quenched and tempered steel. The initial results indicate that cracks are mostly formed in partial slip conditions, whereas fretting wear is more heavily involved in gross slip conditions. The initiation of a crack occurs near the edge of the contact in the slip direction, where the calculated cracking risk has its maximum value in partial slip conditions. The number of cracks increases as the displacement amplitude, i.e. friction force, increases in partial slip conditions. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Nanoscale fretting wear study by scanning probe microscopy

Nanoscale fretting wear was studied by using scanning probe microscopy (SPM) and a newly proposed unified approach of slip index. The production of SiO₂ colloidal probes and the SPM calibration are described. Partial and gross slip fretting with displacement amplitudes from 5 to 500 nm were used for the study. Friction coefficient and nanowear results are presented showing a substantial increase of the friction at the transition from partial to gross slip and a significant difference between damaged surfaces in the two fretting regimes.     

Analysis of the Fretting Conditions in a Contact Between an Epoxy Thermoset and a Glass Counterface

The fretting conditions in a contact between an epoxy thermoset and a glass counterface have been investigated using a specific device which allows in situ observation of the contact area. The critical displacement for transition from partial slip to gross slip conditions was investigated by the in situ detection of the micro-displacements and by the analysis of the fretting loops. Experimental results were in good relation with the theoretical predictions derived from Mindlin's approach of incipient sliding. Depending on the loading conditions, a progressive change from gross slip to partial slip conditions was found to occur during the early stages of the fretting loading, i.e., before the appearance of any macroscopic damage such as cracking or particle detachment. These fretting conditions were synthesized in a fretting map giving the boundary between various fretting regimes as a function of the normal load, the imposed displacement and the number of cycles.     

基于双重扩展自适应卡尔曼滤波的汽车状态和参数估计

准确实时地获取行驶过程中的状态信息是汽车动态控制系统研究的关键,为此提出了一种新的汽车状态估计器。建立了包含不准确模型参数和未知时变统计特性噪声的非线性汽车动力学模型,针对该非线性系统提出一种双重扩展自适应卡尔曼滤波算法（DEAKF）。该算法采用两个卡尔曼滤波器并行运算,状态估计和参数估计互相更新,同时将带遗忘因子的噪声统计估值器嵌入到状态校正过程和参数校正过程之间,以解决系统的噪声时变问题。基于ADAMS的虚拟试验和实车试验结果表明,该算法的状态估计精度高于EKF方法和DEKF方法的状态估计精度,同时具有良好的模型参数校正能力,对汽车动态控制系统中估计器的设计具有理论指导意义。
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Fretting wear

This review covers developments in fretting wear over the past three years. The threshold amplitude of slip at which fretting damage becomes apparent is found to be in the region of 0.5 μm. Very low amplitudes of slip and low frequencies (0.001 Hz) are particularly damaging in electrical contacts, leading to high resistances resulting from oxide build-up. In high temperature fretting, oxide formation can give protection. In titanium alloys this can be improved by ion implantation, particularly with bismuth. In aqueous solutions, such as sea water, fretting stimulates the chemical dissolution of material, which accounts by far for the major part of the wear.     

Effect of contact load on fretting fatigue behaviour of steel wires

Abstract

The tension–tension fretting fatigue tests of steel wires were performed on a self-made fretting fatigue test equipment under contact loads ranging from 40 to 70 N and a strain ratio of 0·8. The results showed that when the contact load increased, the fretting regime of steel wires transformed from gross slip regime to mixed fretting regime. The fretting fatigue life in the mixed fretting regime was significantly lower than that in the gross slip regime. The main fretting wear mechanisms in the gross slip regime, where there were serious fretting damage and a lot of wear debris, were abrasive wear and fatigue wear. Microcracks were observed in the fretting scar of the mixed fretting regime, and the main fretting wear mechanisms were adhesive and fatigue wears. The fretting wear scar was the fatigue source region, and the fatigue fracture surface could be divided into three regions.     

中性腐蚀环境下钢丝的微动疲劳行为

在自制的微动疲劳试验机上开展中性腐蚀环境下单根钢丝的微动疲劳实验,考察在相同接触载荷下,不同振幅对钢丝的微动疲劳行为的影响,并用扫描电子显微镜观察疲劳钢丝的磨痕和断口形貌,研究钢丝微动疲劳断裂机制.结果表明:在较大的振幅下,钢丝的微动区均处于滑移状态,而在较小振幅下,钢丝的微动区从滑移状态逐渐转变为黏着状态;磨损机制主要为磨粒磨损、疲劳磨损、腐蚀磨损和塑性变形;钢丝疲劳寿命随着微动振幅的增大而减小;钢丝的疲劳断口可分为3个区域,即疲劳源区、裂纹扩展区及瞬间断裂区.     

AZ91D镁合金微动磨损特性研究

采用液压高精度材料试验机考察了平面一球面接触的AZ91D镁合金摩擦副的微动磨损行为，分析了位移幅值、法向载荷和频率等参数对摩擦因数和磨损体积的影响，考察了不同实验条件下的磨斑形貌，并探讨了其磨损机理。结果表明：AZ91D镁合金的微动区域可分为部分滑移区、混合区和滑移区3个区域，粘着磨损、疲劳磨损和磨粒磨损分别是3个区域的主要磨损机制；磨损体积随着位移幅值和法向载荷的增加而增大，但却随着频率的增大而减小。在微动部分滑移区和混合区，摩擦因数随着位移增大迅速增加；在微动滑移区，摩擦因数随法向载荷的增大而减小，而位移幅值和频率对摩擦因数的影响较小。     

The role of plastic anisotropy deformation in fretting wear predictions

The deformation occurring under fretting conditions occurs over length scales of the same order as the grain size, so the plastic anisotropy plays a significant role in the very local region near the contact edge during fretting process. The present study first describes plastic anisotropy by unified anisotropy plastic model coupling with Archard's wear law on the fretting behavior incorporating the effect of wear debris into such a quantitative model. The finite element method, utilizing this model, is used to analyze gross slip fretting conditions. The implementation of the wear simulation tool together with anisotropy cyclic plasticity analysis during fretting process is applied to the wear depth simulation. The present study validates the experiment phenomena from numerical simulation that failure location of the specimens under the flat-on-flat configuration is very close to the trailing edge. The scar at the trailing edge is much deeper than any other locations and the larger relative slip range resulted in considerably deeper surface damage. Another interesting discovery is that when material with different orientations the degree of wear also develops differently and the quantitative prediction is given.     

Oil-Lubricated Fretting Behaviors of 304 Stainless Steels under Different Fretting Strokes and Normal Loads

The influence of oil lubrication on the fretting wear behaviors of 304 stainless steel flat specimens under different fretting strokes and normal loads has been investigated. The results proved that fretting regimes and fretting wear behaviors of 304 stainless steels were closely related to the fretting conditions. In general, the increase in normal load could increase wear damage during sliding wear. However, according to the results, a significant reduction in wear volume and increase in friction coefficient was observed when the normal load was increased to critical values of 40 and 50 N at a fretting stroke of 50 μm due to the transformation of the fretting regime from a gross slip regime to partial slip regime. Only when the fretting stroke further increased to a higher value of 70 μm at 50 N, fretting could enter the gross slip regime. There was low wear volume and a high friction coefficient when fretting was in the partial slip regime, because oil penetration was poor. The wear mechanisms were fatigue damage and plastic deformation. There was high wear volume and low friction coefficient when fretting was in the gross slip regime, because the oil could penetrate into the contact surfaces. Unlike the wear mechanisms in the partial slip regime, fretting damage of 304 stainless steels was mainly caused by abrasive wear in the gross slip regime.     

On the mechanisms of various fretting wear modes

According to relative motion directions for a ball-on-flat contact, there are four fundamental fretting wear modes, e.g., tangential, radial, torsional and rotational modes. In this paper, the mechanisms of these four fundamental fretting wear modes, particularly for the later three modes, have been reviewed from results obtained by the authors in combination with results from literature. Some general features have been reported. Differences both in running and degradation behavior have been discussed in detail. Results showed that some similar laws for three fretting regimes (partial slip regime, mixed regime and slip regime), fretting maps (running condition fretting map and material response fretting map), wear and cracking mechanisms obtained from the classic mode (i.e. tangential fretting) were also identified and useful to characterize the other modes. Nevertheless, the occurrence of relative slip for the radial fretting, the formation of mixed regime for the torsional fretting, the evolution of surface morphology for the rotational fretting were quite different compared to that of the classical fretting mode.     

Investigation into effects and interaction of various fretting fatigue variables under slip-controlled mode

Fretting fatigue behavior of unpeened and shot-peened Ti–6Al–4 V was investigated using a dual-actuator test setup which was capable of applying an independent pad displacement while maintaining a constant cyclic load on the specimen. The fretting regime was identified based on the shape of the hysteresis loop of tangential force versus relative slip range and the evolution of normalized tangential force. The fretting regime changed from stick to partial slip and then to gross slip with increasing relative slip range, and the transition from partial to gross slip occurred at a relative slip range of 50–60 μm regardless of the applied cyclic load, surface treatment, contact load and contact geometry. The fretting fatigue life initially decreased as the relative slip range increased and reached a minimum value, and then increased with increase of the relative slip range due to the transition in fretting regime from partial slip to gross slip. Shot-peened specimens had longer fatigue life than unpeened specimens at a given relative slip range, but the minimum fatigue life was found to be at the same value of relative slip range for both shot-peened and unpeened specimens. Tangential force was directly related to relative slip and this relationship was independent of other fretting variables.     

人股骨皮质骨轴面微动摩擦磨损特性研究

采用高精密微动试验台外加体液恒温循环装置,在一定法向载荷和不同位移幅值条件下,研究了天然活性人股骨皮质骨对纯钛的微动摩擦磨损行为。试验结果显示：随位移幅值的增加,股骨皮质骨的微动运行状态从部分滑移向完全滑移状态转变,详细讨论了不同位移幅值下摩擦因数随循环次数的演变规律。微观观察表明：接触表面处于部分滑移状态时损伤轻微,而在完全滑移状态下磨损较严重。人股骨皮质骨的磨损机理主要表现为磨粒磨损和微骨折导致的剥层剥落。微动磨痕的深度随位移幅值的增加而增加,而且磨痕深度与摩擦因数有很好的对应关系。研究认为控制植入体/骨界面的微动幅度有利于提高皮质骨抗微动损伤的能力。     

Fretting wear behaviors of a railway axle steel

Fretting damage was one of the most important reasons for the failure of the railway axle. Fretting wear (tangential fretting mode) tests of a railway axle steel (LZ50 steel) flats against 52 100 steel balls were carried out under different normal loads and displacement amplitudes on a hydraulic fretting wear rig. Dynamic analyses in combination with microscopic examinations have been performed. The experimental results showed that the fretting regimes of the LZ50 steel were strongly dependent upon the imposed normal loads and displacement amplitudes. The F_t/F_n curves exhibited different variation trends in different fretting running regimes. The fretting scars presented slight damage in partial slip regime. In mixed fretting regime, the trace of the plowing and plastic deformation flow can be observed on the fretting scars. The wear mechanism during this regime was the combination of the abrasive wear, oxidative wear and delamination accompanied with obvious plastic deformation. The detachment of particles and plowing traces were the main phenomena in slip regime. And, thicker debris layer covered the contact zone of the scar. The severe degradation in slip regime presented the main wear mechanisms of abrasive wear, oxidative wear and delamination.     

聚四氟乙烯基粘结固体润滑涂层微动磨损性能研究

在不同位移幅值与载荷条件下研究了酚醛环氧粘结聚四氟乙烯(PTFE)基固体润滑涂层的微动磨损特性，并利用扫描电子显微镜、表面轮廓仪和傅里叶表面红外仪等对涂层磨斑进行分析。结果表明，粘结PTFE基涂层具有良好的抗微动损伤性能，随循环次数的变化只存在部分滑移区和滑移区，部分滑移区的损伤轻微，滑移区的损伤强烈依赖于栽荷，其损伤与PTFE分子链在往复交变载荷作用下的疲劳断裂相关。     

The investigation of the steady stage of steel fretting

The effects of slip length, frequency, surface pressure and shape of the longitudinal oscillatory motion on the fretting wear of steel were investigated by a specially designed fretting apparatus using an M.T.S. closed loop axial hydraulic testing system.

The rate of fretting wear in the steady stage was found to increase with increasing slip length and specific surface pressure and to decrease with increasing cyclic frequency and material hardness. The wave shape of the oscillatory motion does not appear to affect the wear rate.

Increased slip, greater surface pressure and lower cycling frequency all promote the adhesion mechanism of fretting. With higher frequencies decreased slip and low surface pressures, the product of fretting wear is mainly oxides and oxidation is the leading wear mechanism.     

Fretting wear mechanisms of Zircaloy-4 and Inconel 600 contact in air

The fretting wear behavior of the contact between Zircaloy-4 tube and Inconel 600, which are used as the fuel rod cladding and grid, respectively, in PWR nuclear power plants was investigated in air. In this study, number of cycles, slip amplitude and normal load were selected as the main factors of fretting wear. The results indicated that wear increased with load, slip amplitude and number of cycles but was affected mainly by the slip amplitude. SEM micrographs revealed the characteristics of fretting wear features on the surface of the specimens such as stick, partial slip and gross slip which depended on the slip amplitude. It was found that fretting wear was caused by the crack generation along the stick-slip boundaries due to the accumulation of plastic flow at small slip amplitudes and by abrasive wear in the entire contact area at high slip amplitudes.     

Study on rotational fretting wear of 7075 aluminum alloy

Rotational fretting wear tests in a ball-on-flat configuration have been successfully realized on a special rotational fretting rig developed from an ultra-low-speed reciprocating rotational driver. The rotational fretting behavior of 7075 aluminum alloy against 52 100 steel was studied under different angular displacement amplitudes and normal loads. The results showed that both F_t?θ and F_t/F_n curves can be used to characterize the rotational fretting running behavior, which exhibited different curve shapes and variation trends in different fretting running regimes. The rotational fretting behavior of 7075 aluminum alloy was strongly dependent on the angular displacement amplitude, normal load and number of cycles. The wear of 7075 aluminum alloy was characterized by slight attrition in the partial slip regime, while a combination of delamination, abrasive and oxidative wear was found in the slip and mixed fretting regimes. The formation of a central bulge probably due to plastic flow was observed under gross slip condition of the rotational fretting mode.