In-silico Finite Element Wear Predictions

Abstract

The recent remarkable improvements in software and computer technologies have enabled the development of complex Finite Element (FE) wear models, that find application in many different fields from automotive to biomedical engineering. The strength of FE wear models is their capability to predict how wear, modifying the geometry and the contact actions at the interfaces, affects the fitness for use of a component during its lifetime. Additionally, since it is not easy to replicate experimentally the working condition of a component, numerical simulations represent a valuable support in the design phase.