Introduction to Contact Mechanics

This book covers the mechanics of solid bodies in contact, detailing the mechanical properties of materials, general fracture mechanics, and the fracture of brittle solids. It describes indentation stress fields for both elastic and elastic-plastic contact.

This book deals with the mechanics of solid bodies in contact, a subject intimately connected with such topics as fracture, hardness, and elasticity. Coverage begins with an introduction to the mechanical properties of materials, general fracture mechanics, and the fracture of brittle solids. It then provides a detailed description of indentation stress fields for both elastic and elastic-plastic contact. In addition, the book discusses the formation of Hertzian cone cracks in brittle materials, subsurface damage in ductile materials, and the meaning of hardness. Coverage concludes with an overview of practical methods of indentation testing.

Includes a detailed description of indentation stress fields for both elastic and elastic-plastic contact Discusses practical methods of indentation testing Supported by the results of indentation experiments under controlled conditions Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

Tony Fischer-Cripps has been teaching undergraduate students in Physics and Electronics since 1985. He first studied Automotive Engineering at Technical College, then went on to do an Applied Physics degree course at the University of Technology, Sydney and finally, undertook a PhD at the University of Sydney. Dr Fischer-Cripps spent two years working at the National Bureau of Standards in the United States before returning to Australia in 1996 to take up a teaching position at the University of Technology, Sydney. Dr Fischer-Cripps then headed the surface mechanics group at the CSIRO Division of Industrial Physics for 6 years before managing his own nanoindentation instrument company in 2005.

Inhalt
Mechanical Properties of Materials.- Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics.- Delayed Fracture in Brittle Solids.- Statistics of Brittle Fracture.- Elastic Indentation Stress Fields.- Elastic Contact.- Hertzian Fracture.- Elastic-Plastic Indentation Stress Fields.- Hardness.- Elastic and Elastic-Plastic Contact.- Depth-Sensing Indentation Testing.- Indentation Test Methods.