Modeling of two-body abrasive wear of filled elastomers as a contact-induced fracture process

authored by

Ajay B. Harish, Peter Wriggers

Abstract

In this work, we present a non-traditional approach to modeling two-body abrasive wear due to the contact between elastomeric tire compounds and road surfaces. In this direction, the process of two-body abrasion between rubber and surface is modeled as a multiscale contact-fracture process. At the microscale, cracks are initiated and grow due to contact stresses. These initiated cracks at the microscale lead to macrocracks that grow as fatigue cracks over long periods resulting in substantial wear volume. This work is limited to modeling the phenomena at the microscale. The computational results are compared with abrasion experiments conducted on the rubber samples based on ASTM DIN 53516 standards.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Continuum Mechanics

Type

Article

Journal

Tribology international

Volume

138

Pages

16-31

No. of pages

16

ISSN

0301-679X

Publication date

10.2019

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Surfaces and Interfaces, Surfaces, Coatings and Films

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2019.05.009 (Access: Closed)

 

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