Adhesion in soft contacts is minimum beyond a critical shear displacement
Oliver C., Dalmas D., Scheibert J.
doi:10.1016/j.jmps.2023.105445
超过临界剪切位移时,软接触的粘附力最小
The most direct measurement of adhesion is the pull-off force, i.e. the tensile force necessary to separate two solids in contact. For a given interface, it depends on various experimental parameters, including separation speed, contact age and maximum loading force. Here, using smooth contacts between elastomer spheres and rigid plates, we show that the pull-off force also varies if the contact is sheared prior to separation. For shear displacements below a critical value about 10% of that necessary to yield gross sliding, the pull-off force steadily decreases as shear increases. For larger shear, the pull-off force remains constant, at a residual value 10%–15% of its initial value. Combining force measurements and in situ imaging, we show how the unloading path leading to contact separation is modified by the initial shear. In particular, we find that the residual pull-off force prevails if the contact reaches full sliding during unloading. Based on those observations, a first modelling attempt of the critical shear displacement is proposed, involving a competition between jump instability and transition to sliding. Overall, those results offer new insights into the interplay between adhesion and friction, provide new constraints on adhesion measurements and challenge existing adhesive models. They will be useful wherever soft contacts undergo both normal and shear stresses, including tire grip, soft robotics, haptics and animal locomotion.
粘附力最直接的测量方法是拉力,即分离接触的两个固体所需的拉力。对于给定的界面,它取决于各种实验参数,包括分离速度、接触时间和最大加载力。在此,我们利用弹性体球和刚性板之间的光滑接触,证明如果接触在分离前发生剪切,拉脱力也会发生变化。当剪切位移低于产生大滑动所需的 10% 临界值时,拉脱力会随着剪切力的增加而逐渐减小。对于较大的剪切力,拉脱力保持恒定,残值为初始值的 10%-15%。结合力测量和原位成像,我们展示了导致接触分离的卸载路径是如何被初始剪切力改变的。特别是,我们发现如果接触在卸载过程中达到完全滑动,则残余拉脱力会占主导地位。基于这些观察结果,我们提出了临界剪切位移的首次建模尝试,其中涉及跳跃不稳定性和向滑动过渡之间的竞争。总之,这些结果为了解粘附和摩擦之间的相互作用提供了新的视角,为粘附测量提供了新的约束条件,并对现有的粘附模型提出了挑战。它们将在软接触同时承受法向应力和剪切应力的任何情况下发挥作用,包括轮胎抓地力、软机器人、触觉和动物运动。