Investigation on the Interaction between Plasticity Response and Fretting Wear under Partial Slip Condition

Abstract

The fretting wear behavior of Ti-6Al-4V is studied with the focus on cyclic plasticity effect under partial slip condition. The analysis is simulated using finite element based method with a new worn surface profile model represent a given number of cycles using a cylinder-on-flat geometry. The effect of surface modification on the stresses and plastic strain distribution is studied. As the profiles become deeper and wider, the contact pressure and shear stress increase at the stick zone. Due to this increment, the accumulation of plastic strain will become more significant. This may lead to material’s ductility exhaustion that could initiate the nucleation of crack. Plastic deformation is predicted to occur in the 6000th cycle model and onwards. Overall the relationship of fretting wear and plasticity has been defined qualitatively.