Specific wear rate (nominal line contact)
Specific wear rate for a nominal line-contact wear scar, derived from the worn circular-segment cross-section (counter-body radius and scar half-width) times the contact length, normal load and sliding distance.
Worn volume, V4.5665956759847854e-24 mm³
Specific wear rate, k8.456658659231085e-31 mm³/N·m
Method & references
- Specific wear rate k = V / (F · s) from a nominal line-contact wear test.
- Worn volume from the circular-segment scar cross-section, assumed to follow the counter-body radius.
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