TITLE:
Finite Element Analysis of Elastic-Plastic Contact Mechanic Considering the Effect of Contact Geometry and Material Properties
AUTHORS:
Abodol Rasoul Sohouli, Ali Maozemi Goudarzi, Reza Akbari Alashti
KEYWORDS:
Contact Mechanics; Micro-Contact, Finite Element Method (FEM); Zhao’s Model; Chang’s Model
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Surface Engineered Materials and Advanced Technology,
Vol.1 No.3,
October
18,
2011
ABSTRACT: Each surface of roughness has different shape of asperity which is modeled with various shapes of analytical models. In this paper, the differences among various models of shape of asperity investigate using the Finite Element Method (FEM) and various analytical models. The contact stresses in rough surfaces are calculated analytically using various asperity shape models. Finite element analysis is also carried out assuming three types of material properties namely, the linear, the elastic-perfect plastic and the elastic-nonlinear hardening. The analytical results are compared with the results obtained by the finite element method. The results illustrate for using a deterministic approach which the numerical models are suitable. In hertz model, the result of force is very big in interface of causing deformation plastic, while Model Zhao has almost same result with FEM nonlinear property model. It is observed that the results obtained from Zhao’s model are generally in a better agreement with the results obtained from various finite element models especially in elastic-plastic and plastic zones, hence it may be concluded that Zhao’s model can be used for analyzing the rough surfaces in contact mechanics.