Friction and Wear of Fiber Composites with Abrasive Particles on Contact Surface

Abstract

A friction and wear model of fiber composite material with abrasive particles on a contact surface has been proposed. The problem of a composite material friction in which fibers are perpendicular to a friction surface and a rigid counterbody separated by a layer of spherical rigid particles has been considered. The effect of the material and abrasive particles’ properties on the wear rate and surface degradation has been determined. A comparison of the obtained results with the experimental data has been performed.