An advanced abrasion model for tire wear

authored by
V. H. Nguyen, D. Zheng, F. Schmerwitz, P. Wriggers
Abstract

The abrasion processes of rubber or tires are extremely complex phenomena and basically different from those of other materials. Much research in tire industry has been done to predict the wear of a tire tread. However, such studies have not considered the history dependency of abrasion as well as directional effects. This paper is to propose an advanced abrasion model for rubber that will takes these two effects into account. As a result the new model can be applied to predict tire tread wear. Within this model, directional damage will be introduced to characterize the history of frictional sliding contact including the change of slip directions. It also covers local contact conditions such as contact pressure, slip velocity or flash temperature. The model will be analyzed theoretically and numerically. A FEM simulation for the Grosch-wheel with different loading conditions using the new abrasion model is performed and validated by experimental data.

Organisation(s)
Institute of Continuum Mechanics
External Organisation(s)
Continental AG
Type
Article
Journal
WEAR
Volume
396-397
Pages
75-85
No. of pages
11
ISSN
0043-1648
Publication date
21.11.2017
Publication status
Published
Peer reviewed
Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Condensed Matter Physics, Mechanics of Materials, Surfaces and Interfaces, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Materials Chemistry
Electronic version(s)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2017.11.009 (Access: Closed)
 

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