On the influence of surface roughness on the wear behavior in the running-in phase in mixed-lubricated contacts with the finite element method

To determine the influence of the surface roughness on the friction and wear behavior, there are only limited experimental possibilities available. Due to the manufacturing process, the variation of the roughness also causes a change of the waviness and of the boundary layer of a surface. Thus, the roughness cannot be taken in isolation. It is therefore the objective of the present work to investigate the influence of the surface roughness on...