Adhesive contact in filaments

Xiang Fa Wu, Yuris A. Dzenis

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Abstract

This paper studies the elastic contact in filaments induced by surface adhesion, which plays an important role in the mechanical response of fibrous materials (e.g. fibre friction, sliding, compression hysteresis, etc). During the process, a simple 3D elastic contact model was proposed. The filaments were assumed to be uniform, smooth elastic cylinders and the adhesive force between filaments in contact was estimated according to Bradley's approach (Bradley 1932 Phil. Mag. 13 853) that relies on the filament configurations before deformation. Under the action of fibre surface adhesion, the elastic deformation and the size of the contact zone were determined in closed-form based on the DMT theory (Derjaguin et al 1975 J. Colloid Interface Sci. 53 314). Effects of filament radius and orientation, surface energies and elasticity on the elastic deformation and the size of the contact zone were explored numerically. The model developed in this work can be used for the study of the mechanisms of filament contacts, friction, sliding and compression hysteresis in fibrous materials subjected to external loading.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number026
Pages (from-to)4276-4280
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Physics D: Applied Physics
Volume40
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 21 2007
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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