Frictional vibrations in structural polymers

This study investigated the dry sliding of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) in a polymer-on-polymer configuration. The effect of several material and system parameters were investigated to determine their influence on the frictional behavior of the ABS materials. These parameters included: the time dependence of friction under static load, friction-normal load relationships, surface roughness, internal lubrication, friction-velocity relationships, and system stiffness. Four basic types of frictional behavior were observed - steady sliding, a single stick followed by steady sliding, non-sustained stick-slip oscillations that decayed after several oscillations, and stick-slip oscillations lasting several minutes. Several observations were made regarding the experimental results. It was observed that increasing surface roughness decreases the unstable behavior of the materials. Also, decreasing normal load decreased unstable behavior. A relationship between the friction-velocity curve, stick-slip, and the critical velocity at which stick slip disappeared was observed. Finally, an attempt was made to explain the observed behavior in light of existing theories.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S.

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Mechanical Engineering

Department dc:contributor.department

Mechanical Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Year dc:date.issued

1992

Author dc:creator

• McCann, Brian P.

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10919/112532

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/112532