Abstract
Asperities loaded in pure rolling against a hard, smooth surface will often be deformed at the first contact event and will thereby experience high normal stress, presumably of a magnitude near the Vickers hardness of the softer material. Continued running-in can be imagined to develop into lower stress levels and an increase of contact area. An asperity model simulating a running-in process of rough surfaces with lengthy protractions in the rolling direction was investigated. After a limited range of only about 104 contact events a state of very low deformation rate was found.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Tribologia |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 60-65 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISSN | 0780-2285 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |