Advances in friction of aluminium alloy deep drawing

Broad use of lightweight aluminium alloy parts in automobile manufacturing,aerospace,electronic communication,and rail transit is mainly formed through deep drawing process.Deep drawing friction is a key boundary condition for controlling the forming quality of aluminium alloy parts.However,due to the oxidation and adhesion tendency of aluminium alloys,the tribological situations of aluminium alloy deep drawing(AADD)system is more complicated than those of traditional deep drawing of steel sheets.Therefore,the study of AADD friction is essential for manufacturing high-performance aluminium alloy parts.Herein,aiming to provide a valuable reference for researchers in related fields,a comprehensive review of AADD friction is provided,including friction mechanism,influencing factors,friction measurement,friction model,friction simulation,and lubrication-free friction control.Finally,a brief conclusion and several current challenges were discussed.

Relationship Between Measured Friction Coefficients and Two Tread Groove Design Parameters for Footwear Pads

The shoe sole geometrical design parameters are believed to be important factors affecting the coefficient of friction （COF） between the shoe/floor interface. This study is concerned with the relationship between the measured COF and the tread groove orientation and width on the footwear pad. Friction measurements using the Brungraber Mark Ⅱ slipmeter were conducted. Six tread groove width/orientations designs on the footwear pads under 27 footwear material/floor/contamination conditions were tested. The results show that tread orientation and width affect the measured COF significantly. Wider grooved footwear pads result in higher COF values and footwear pads with tread grooves perpendicular to the friction measurement direction have higher COF values. A regression model using measured COF as the dependent variable and tread groove width, groove orientation, footwear material, floor, and contamination conditions as independent variables was established. The models are significant at p〈0.0001 with R^2 of 0.97, which may be used in predicting the COF at the shoe-floor interface .

Molten Steel Breakout Prediction Based on Thermal Friction Measurement

By measuring the pressure and piston stroke of hydraulic servo cylinders in the oscillation system of a caster mould,friction between mould and shell can be determined.The condition of solidified shell can be monitored by thermocouples fixed to the mould.Breakouts,whether caused by shell cracking,shell sticking or entrained impurities,can therefore be predicted and effectively avoided through monitoring the change characteristics of friction and thermocouples temperature during the process.

Calculation of skid resistance from texture measurements

There is a wide range of routine skid resistance measurement devices on the market. All of them are measuring the friction force between a rubber wheel and the wetted road surface. Common to all of them is that they are relatively complex and costly because generally a truck carrying a large water tank is needed to wet the surface with a defined water layer. Because of the limited amount of water they can carry they are limited in range. Besides that the measurement is depending on factors like water film thickness, temperature, measurement speed, rubber aging, rubber wear and even road evenness and curviness. All of these factors will affect the skid resistance and are difficult to control. We present a concept of contactless skid resistance measurement which is based on optical texture measurement and consists of two components： measurement of the pavement texture by means of an optical measufin~ system and calculation of the skid resistance based on the measured texture by means of a rubber friction model. The basic assumptions underlying the theoretical approach and the model itself based on the theory of Persson are presented. The concept is applied to a laboratory device called Wehner/Schulze （W/S） machine to prove the theoretical approach. The results are very promising. A strong indication could be provided that skid resistance could be measured without contact in the future.

Glidant effect of hydrophobic and hydrophilic nanosilica on a cohesive powder： Comparison of different flow characterization techniques

The methods used for flow characterization of a powder mass include the angle of repose （AOR）, Carr index （CI）, and powder flow tester （PFT）. The use of nanosilica as a flow modifier （glidant） is very common in industry. This study aims to compare the glidant effect of hydrophobic and hydrophilic silica on a poorly flowable active pharmaceutical ingredient （ibuprofen） by different flow characterization techniques. Different percentages （0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 wt%） of both types of mixed silica–ibuprofen powders were evaluated by the AOR, CI, bulk density, and PFT. The flow factor, effective angle of friction, and cohesion were determined to explain the bulk powder properties. The results show that different types of silica show different levels of flow property improvement, but the techniques do not equally discriminate the differences. Hydrophobic silica results in better improvement of the flow property than hydrophilic silica, probably because of its better surface coverage of silica on the host particles. Change of the bulk density with applied pressure was significant for the different powders. This study demonstrates that combining several characterization methods provides a better understanding of bulk powder flow properties with respect to powder–process relationships than a single flow indicator.