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Rolling with slipping is a physical phenomenon that occurs when a rolling object experiences both rotational and linear motion but also experiences frictional forces that cause slipping. This phenomenon can occur in various situations, such as when a tire rolls on a wet road or a ball rolls on a rough surface.
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Slip dynamics at a patterned rubber/glass interface during stick-slip motions.

M C Audry¹, C Fretigny, A Chateauminois

¹Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie des Polymères et des Milieux Dispersés, UMR CNRS 7615, Ecole Supérieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielles (ESPCI), Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.

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|September 14, 2012

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Patterned surfaces induce stick-slip friction in rubber, causing localized shear cracks. These crack velocities remain constant regardless of driving speed, revealing insights into frictional instabilities.

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Area of Science:

Tribology
Materials Science
Soft Matter Physics

Background:

Stick-slip motion is a common phenomenon in frictional interfaces.
Understanding the mechanisms of frictional instabilities is crucial for predicting and controlling material behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the role of surface topography in generating heterogeneous slip instabilities.
To characterize the dynamics of stick-slip motion on patterned surfaces.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of a patterned glass lens with parallel ridges using a sol-gel process.
Friction experiments conducted on a rubber substrate in contact with the patterned lens.
Real-time measurement of displacement fields using a contact imaging method.

Main Results:

Systematic occurrence of stick-slip motions over three orders of magnitude in driving velocity on patterned surfaces.
Stable friction observed with a smooth surface, highlighting the effect of patterning.
Stick-slip involves localized propagation of transverse interface shear cracks.
Crack velocity is independent of the imposed driving velocity.

Conclusions:

Surface patterning can induce and control stick-slip instabilities.
Transverse interface shear cracks are the primary mechanism for slip in this system.
The velocity independence of crack propagation offers a new perspective on frictional dynamics.