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Relation between force chain quantitative characteristics and side wall friction behaviour during ferrous powder compaction

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The internal mechanical behavior of powder system and the side wall friction behavior during powder compaction keep unclear yet. They are significant for revealing the densification behavior during powder compaction. The evolution of force chain quantitative characteristics (number, length, direction coefficient and buckling degree) and side wall friction characteristics (nominal friction coefficient, contact motion index and sliding work) at different compaction velocities, initial porosities and internal friction coefficients during ferrous powder compaction has been investigated by discrete element method. Results show that the small change in compaction velocity cannot influence the force chain characteristics and side wall friction behaviour. The different initial porosities and friction coefficients between particles can affect the force chain characteristics and the side wall friction behaviour. The force chain can be related to the side wall friction behaviour at different conditions, according to the corresponding characteristics of force chains and friction behaviour (before and after the axial strain reaches to 0.1). This study would expand the tribology of granular matter and is useful for understanding the internal and external mechanics during powder compaction.

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This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (Grants No. 2020J01869 and 2020J01874) and the Initial Scientific Research Fund in Fujian University of Technology (Grant No. GY-Z19123). The first author specifically thanks his lover, Dr. Rongxin Chen.

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Zhang, W., Zhang, S., Tan, J. et al. Relation between force chain quantitative characteristics and side wall friction behaviour during ferrous powder compaction. Granular Matter 24, 86 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10035-022-01244-4

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