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Zhenghai Yang1,2, Wenbo Li1,2, Xiaomeng Zheng2
1School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China.
Abstract:
To investigate the effect of the initial surface roughness on the performance at the initial stage of the current-carrying friction of an elastic friction pair, experiments were conducted using a self-made current-carrying friction and wear tester. The results indicate that under the experimental conditions, the lifespan of the friction pair decreases as the surface roughness and load decrease. When the surface roughness is Ra 0.2 μm and the load is 0.025 N, the lifespan is the longest, reaching 320 cycles, with an average contact resistance of 0.045 Ω and a standard deviation of 0.009 Ω. During the normal service period of the friction pair, the main wear mechanism is furrowing. As adhesion and tearing occur, the electrical contact performance begins to degrade. The impact of arc erosion on the wear surface is far greater than that of mechanical wear. This provides a reference for the design and manufacture of current-carrying friction pairs represented by connectors.
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