The utilisation of pin-on-disc simulative tests for the calibration of friction in mechanical processing of materials
by Valentino A.M. Cristino, Pedro A.R. Rosa, Paulo A.F. Martins
International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering (IJSURFSE), Vol. 4, No. 1, 2010

Abstract: The present paper aims to assess the friction coefficients obtained with pin-on-disc tests against those acquired in mechanical processing of materials, under similar conditions of surface texture and to evaluate the role of the mechanical properties of the pin-on-disc tribo-pairs in the overall frictional behaviour. It is shown that pin-on-disc tests, when performed with an adequate control of surface texture, are capable of providing a good estimate of the average value of the friction coefficient in mechanical processing applications and, in certain cases, when the tribo-pairs have similar mechanical properties, the value of the friction coefficient is independent of surface morphology.

Online publication date: Mon, 30-Nov-2009

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