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Thermal and thermomechanical phenomena in sliding contact

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The paper deals with the development of heat problems in friction, beginning from the works of H. Blok to the present day. Blok put forward the concept of flash temperature, which has become a fundamental one in frictional heating. The main models of frictional heating, developed by Blok, Jaeger, Archard, and Kuhlmann-Wilsdorf, are analyzed. The influence of different factors on flash temperature and its distribution over the friction surface is discussed. The effect of frictional heating on the mechanisms of material wear is considered.

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Bogdanovich, P.N., Tkachuk, D.V. Thermal and thermomechanical phenomena in sliding contact. J. Frict. Wear 30, 153–163 (2009). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068366609030015

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