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Coefficient of friction for aluminum alloy sheet in contact with polyurethane rubber

  • Beihang University

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Abstract

Stretch forming process of aircraft skin over reconfigurable compliant tooling is a new technology in skin manufacturing. During this process, the coefficient of friction is important for modeling accurately the process of stretch forming. The objective of this research is to measure the coefficient of friction for aluminum alloy in contact with polyurethane rubber in reciprocal sliding. An orthogonal experimental design was used to reveal the impact of four factors on the coefficient of friction, including lubrication, normal load, aluminum alloy material and sliding velocity. It is shown that lubrication is a major factor, sliding velocity is a minor factor. The influence of normal pressure is less than sliding velocity and the influence of aluminum alloy material is not very obvious. Finally, based on the experiment results, the selections of lubricant and stretching velocity are discussed in order to improve the process of stretch forming.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Mechanical Engineering
Pages320-325
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event2010 International Conference on Advanced Mechanical Engineering, AME 2010 - Luoyang, China
Duration: 4 Sep 20105 Sep 2010

Publication series

NameApplied Mechanics and Materials
Volume26-28
ISSN (Print)1660-9336
ISSN (Electronic)1662-7482

Conference

Conference2010 International Conference on Advanced Mechanical Engineering, AME 2010
Country/TerritoryChina
CityLuoyang
Period4/09/105/09/10

Keywords

  • Aluminum alloy
  • Coefficient of friction
  • Orthogonal experiment design
  • Polyurethane rubber
  • Reciprocal sliding
  • Stretch forming

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