Dry friction of steel under high pressure in quasi-static conditions

Measurements were carried out for static and kinetic friction coefficients for steel as a function of the normal pressure for two surface roughness conditions of the matrix: ground and sand blasted. The samples were interstitial free steels, the tests were done at room temperature, in quasi-static and dry contact conditions. Very high pressures were applied in the range of 230-1100 MPa in order to simulate the conditions of testing in severe plastic deformation processes of metals. A new device was designed for this purpose. The results showed a decrease of the friction coefficients with the applied normal stress with stronger dependence for sand blasted surfaces.