TITLE:
Lows of Wear Process of the Friction Pair “0.45% Carbon Steel—Polytetrafluoroethylene” during Sliding from the Position of Fracture Mechanics
AUTHORS:
Aleksandr V. Bogdanovich
KEYWORDS:
Sliding Friction, Contact Pressure, Wear, Frictional Stress Intensity Factor, Polymer
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Mechanics,
Vol.9 No.5,
May
5,
2019
ABSTRACT: The results of the tests for a friction pair “a cylindrical specimen made of 0.45% carbon steel—a counter specimen-liner made of polytetrafluoroethyleneF4-B” during sliding friction are presented. The test results at different levels of contact load are analyzed using the Archard’s equation and are presented as a friction fatigue curve. The concept of the frictional stress intensity factor during sliding friction is introduced, and an expression that relates the wear rate to this factor and is close in shape to the Paris equation in fracture mechanics is proposed.