FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATION OF METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES — EFFECTIVE COEFFICIENTS OF FRICTION AND TEMPERATURE FIELDS UNDER FRICTIONAL LOADING

摘要

The thermomechanical behavior of multi-inclusion unit cells with different volume fractions and homogeneous as well as clustered particle distribution is shown. The simulations are done with the Finite Element method utilizing a micro-mechanics of materials approach. Macroscopic, regional, and local values for the contact pressure, coefficient of friction, heat dissipation, and temperatures are predicted.