| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 619261 | Wear | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Free surfaces of liquids exhibit thermally excited (capillary) surface waves. We show that the surface roughness which results from capillary waves when a glassy material is cooled below the glass transition temperature can have a large influence on the contact mechanics between the solids. The theory suggest a new explanation for puzzling experimental results [L. Bureau, T. Baumberger and C. Caroli, European Physical Journal E19, 163 (2006)] about the dependence of the frictional shear stress on the load for contact between a glassy polymer lens and flat substrates. It also lend support for a recently developed contact mechanics theory.
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Authors
B.N.J. Persson,