Multiscale contact mechanics for elastoplastic contacts

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Hauptverfasser: Almqvist, Andreas, Persson, Bo N. J.
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author Almqvist, Andreas
Persson, Bo N. J.
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Persson, Bo N. J.
contents Understanding contact between rough surfaces undergoing plastic deformation is crucial in many applications. We test Persson's multiscale contact mechanics theory for elastoplastic solids, assuming a constant penetration hardness. Using a numerical model based on the boundary element method, we simulate the contact between a flat rigid surface and an elastic-perfectly plastic half-space with a randomly rough surface. The theory's predictions for elastic, plastic, and total contact area agree quantitatively with the numerical results. The simulations also support the boundary conditions assumed in the theory, namely that the stress probability vanishes at both zero and yield stress. These findings reinforce the validity of the theory for systems with constant hardness.
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spellingShingle Multiscale contact mechanics for elastoplastic contacts
Almqvist, Andreas
Persson, Bo N. J.
Soft Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Understanding contact between rough surfaces undergoing plastic deformation is crucial in many applications. We test Persson's multiscale contact mechanics theory for elastoplastic solids, assuming a constant penetration hardness. Using a numerical model based on the boundary element method, we simulate the contact between a flat rigid surface and an elastic-perfectly plastic half-space with a randomly rough surface. The theory's predictions for elastic, plastic, and total contact area agree quantitatively with the numerical results. The simulations also support the boundary conditions assumed in the theory, namely that the stress probability vanishes at both zero and yield stress. These findings reinforce the validity of the theory for systems with constant hardness.
title Multiscale contact mechanics for elastoplastic contacts
topic Soft Condensed Matter
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.14054