Further Validation of a Simple Mathematical Description of Wear and Contact Pressure Evolution in Sliding Contacts

The present study proposes the further validation of a simple mathematical procedure recently proposed by authors to describe contact and wear evolution in line point contacts. assumed that maximum pressure could be determined using Hertz equations parabolic profile. half-width was obtained equilibrium equation Archard law. Several cases were selected from literature, reporting experimental data or Finite Element simulations, results compared those with approach. This paper confirms reliability potentialities analytical procedure, which is capable providing accurate solutions case frictional contacts at borders area, where main discrepancies found previous study.