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Abstract
Fretting wear between the electrical contact interfaces generates debris, which affects surface's wear profile and connecter's Electrical Contact Resistance (ECR). A novel method is proposed to simulate the debris generation and dynamic evolution. Combining the conversion method with energy dissipation wear model, a finite element model in 10 % relative humidity (RH) air is developed and validated to analyze the influence of debris dynamic evolution on wear profile and ECR values. Based on the present method and models, the relation of oxidation area to contact area is established and a prediction formula for ECR is proposed at 10 % RH air environmental condition, which can effectively calculate the ECR values for different loading conditions.
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Wear journal is dedicated to the advancement of basic and applied knowledge concerning the nature of wear of materials. Broadly, topics of interest range from development of fundamental understanding of the mechanisms of wear to innovative solutions to practical engineering problems. Authors of experimental studies are expected to comment on the repeatability of the data, and whenever possible, conduct multiple measurements under similar testing conditions. Further, Wear embraces the highest standards of professional ethics, and the detection of matching content, either in written or graphical form, from other publications by the current authors or by others, may result in rejection.