Modeling the surface topography dependence of friction, adhesion, and contact compliance

Review (2023)

Authors

Martin H. Müser Saarland University
L. Nicola Team Marcel Sluiter - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering , Università degli Studi di Padova
Research Group
Team Marcel Sluiter (Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2023 Martin H. Müser, L. Nicola
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1557/s43577-022-00468-2
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Published Date

2023

Language

English

Faculty

Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Department

Materials Science and Engineering

Research Group

Team Marcel Sluiter

Abstract

The small-scale topography of surfaces critically affects the contact area of solids and thus the forces acting between them. Although this has long been known, only recent advances made it possible to reliably model interfacial forces and related quantities for surfaces with multiscale roughness. This article sketches both recent and traditional approaches to their mechanics, while addressing the relevance of nonlinearity and nonlocality arising in soft- and hard-matter contacts. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.].