A New Plasticity Index including Size-Effects in the Contact of Rough Surfaces

It is known that contact of rough surfaces occurs over an area much smaller than the nominal contact area, and at asperity scale, increased hardness results in experimentally observed asperity “persistence”, namely that it is hard to flatten asperities. Here, we consider Persson’s elasto-plastic sol...

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Main Author: M. Ciavarella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:Lubricants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4442/12/3/83