Research on Simulation Method of Rubber Friction and Wear Considering Temperature Effect

doi:10.3901/JME.2025.01.253

Abstract

Abstract: The problem of tire wear caused by temperature rise during driving often affects the mileage of tires and the safety of car driving. In order to explore the influence of the temperature on the friction and wear characteristics of tread rubber, the wear coefficient of rubber under different temperatures is measured by friction tester, and then two modified wear models based on Archard wear theory and energy dissipation wear theory is proposed considering the temperature effects; Based on the principle of friction testing machine, a three-dimensional thermal mechanical coupling finite element model of rubber friction and wear is established. By setting the steady-state temperature and transient temperature analysis conditions, the influence of different rubber friction and wear prediction methods considering the effect of temperature on the analysis results of contact stress, wear amount and temperature distribution are discussed. The characteristics and mechanism of rubber friction and wear are further explored through experiments, and the effectiveness of the simulation model is compared and verified. The results show that there is a significant coupling relationship among the temperature, wear and pressure in the rubber friction region; The wear amount under steady-state temperature condition is less than that under transient temperature condition; The wear depth of Archard model is slightly greater than that of energy wear model under transient temperature conditions; The wear amount of the two modified wear models are greater than that of the unmodified wear model, and the difference between the two models will increase with the increase of temperature. Friction and wear tests show that the friction coefficient increases first and then decreases with the increase of temperature; The increase of temperature has obvious effect on the micro wear morphology. The research results provide theoretical guidance and application value for the cognition of rubber friction mechanism and control methods.

Key words: rubber wear, wear model, thermal mechanical coupling, wear morphology, friction test

CLC Number:

TQ332

ZHOU Haichao, WANG Rongqian, LIANG Chen, WANG Guolin, ZHANG Lingxin. Research on Simulation Method of Rubber Friction and Wear Considering Temperature Effect[J]. Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2025, 61(1): 253-264.

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