Introduction to Contact Mechanics

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Introduction to Contact Mechanics

This book deals with the mechanics of solid bodies in contact, a subject intimately
connected with such topics as fracture, hardness, and elasticity. Theoretical
work is most commonly supported by the results of indentation experiments
under controlled conditions. In recent years, the indentation test has become a
popular method of determining mechanical properties of both brittle and ductile
materials, and particularly thin film systems.
The book begins with an introduction to the mechanical properties of materials,
general fracture mechanics, and the fracture of brittle solids. This is followed
by a detailed description of indentation stress fields for both elastic and
elastic-plastic contact. The discussion then turns to the formation of Hertzian
cone cracks in brittle materials, subsurface damage in ductile materials, and the
meaning of hardness. The book concludes with an overview of practical methods
of indentation.
My intention is for this book to make contact mechanics accessible to those
materials scientists entering the field for the first time. Experienced researchers
may also benefit from the review of the most commonly used formulas and
theoretical treatments of the past century.
This second edition maintains the introductory character of the first with a
focus on materials science as distinct from straight solid mechanics theory.
In writing this book, I have been assisted and encouraged by many colleagues,
friends, and family. I am most indebted to A. Bendeli, R.W. Cheary,
R.E. Collins, R. Dukino, J.S. Field, A.K. Jämting, B.R. Lawn, C.A. Rubin, and
M.V. Swain. I thank Dr. Thomas von Foerster who managed the 1st edition of
tion, and of course the production team at Springer Science+Business Media
LLC for their very professional and helpful approach to the whole publication
process.
Lindfield, Australia Anthony C. Fischer-Cripps
Every chapter has been reviewed to make the book easier to read and more
informative. A new chapter on depth sensing indentation has been added, and
the contents of the other chapters have been completely overhauled with added
figures, formulae and explanations.
this book and Dr. Alexander Greene for taking things through to this second ediContents