Surface energy and the contact of elastic solids
- 8 September 1971
- journal article
- Published by The Royal Society in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A - Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- Vol. 324 (1558), 301-313
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1971.0141
Abstract
This paper discusses the influence of surface energy on the contact between elastic solids. Equations are derived for its effect upon the contact size and the force of adhesion between two lightly loaded spherical solid surfaces. The theory is supported by experiments carried out on the contact of rubber and gelatine spheres.Keywords
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