Surface energy and the contact of elastic solids

Kenneth L. Johnson(Bridge University), Kevin Kendall, A. D. Roberts(Cavendish Hospital)
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences
September 8, 1971
10.1098/rspa.1971.0141
Cited by 7,906

Abstract

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.

Related Papers

Physical chemistry of surfaces
Arthur W. Adamson|Choice Reviews Online|1998|11.7k
The Friction and Lubrication of Solids
Frank Philip Bowden, D. Tabor, Frederic Palmer|American Journal of Physics|1951|5.9k
LXXIX.<i>The cohesive force between solid surfaces and the surface energy of solids</i>
R. S. Bradley|The London Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science|1932|525
Aspects of adhesion
D. J. Alner|University of London Press eBooks|1965|125
Surface Energy of Solids
J. J. Bikerman|physica status solidi (b)|1965|73