Title: An experimental study of friction in fibre-fibre contacts

Authors: Nurhidayah Ismail; E.G. De Vries; M.B. De Rooij; Nurul Hilwa Mohd Zini; D.J. Schipper

Addresses: Department of Surface Technology and Tribology, Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia ' Department of Surface Technology and Tribology, Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia ' Department of Surface Technology and Tribology, Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia ' Department of Surface Technology and Tribology, Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia ' Department of Surface Technology and Tribology, Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia

Abstract: This study aims to develop a new experimental setup to measure friction between two interacting fibres. Friction experiments have been performed with two individual aramid fibres placed in perpendicular contact with each other. It is found that the setup is able to determine the frictional force between two interacting fibres of micrometers diameter. Reliable and repeatable measurement data have been obtained using different load, pre-tension and fibre length values.

Keywords: aramid fibre; friction measurement; fibre-fibre contacts; interacting fibres; frictional force; load; pre-tension; fibre length.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2016.079210

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, 2016 Vol.53 No.3/4, pp.240 - 251

Received: 20 Feb 2016
Accepted: 11 May 2016
Published online: 22 Sep 2016 *

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