Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Formation of Microcracks in a Heterogeneous Solid (Sandstone) under the Influence of Friction

  • MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, PHYSICS OF STRENGTH, AND PLASTICITY
  • Published:
Physics of the Solid State Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The growth rate and size of microcracks, formed in the surface layer of a heterogeneous natural solid (sandstone) under friction were studied via triboluminescence. It was discovered that destruction of the crystal lattice of plagioclase and quartz, composing sandstones, induces triboluminescence signals. Each s-ignal corresponds to a microcrack, whose surface contains electronically excited free radicals ≡Si–O– and Fe3+ ions. The size and growth rate of microcracks were assessed by means of analysis of the rate and duration of the buildup of these signals. The growth rate of microcracks turned out to be less than the elastic wave velocity (~700 m/s) and varied from ∼380 to ∼650 m/s. The size of microcracks varied from ∼4 to ∼7 μm. It was assumed that the variation in the size and growth rate of microcracks were caused by differences in value of the barriers, upon breaking which the microcracks appear.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 3
Fig. 4.
Fig. 5.

Similar content being viewed by others

REFERENCES

  1. V. R. Regel’, A. I. Slutsker, and E. E. Tomashevskii, Kinetic Nature of Solid Strength (Nauka, Moscow, 1974) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  2. V. I. Betekhtin and A. G. Kadomtsev, Phys. Solid State 47, 825 (2005).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  3. V. P. Tamuzh and V. S. Kuksenko, Micromechanics of Destruction of Polymeric Materials (Zinatne, Riga, 1978).

    Google Scholar 

  4. V. A. Petrov, A. Ya. Bashkarev, and V. I. Vettegren’, Physical Principles of Predicting the Durability of Structural Materials (Politekhnika, St. Petersburg, 1993) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  5. P. G. Cheremskoi, V. V. Slezov, and V. I. Betekhtin, Pores in Solid State (Energoatomizdat, Moscow, 1990) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  6. V. I. Vettegren’, V. S. Kuksenko, and I. P. Shcherbakov, Tech. Phys. 56, 577 (2011).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. V. I. Vettegren’, V. S. Kuksenko, R. I. Mamalimov, and I. P. Shcherbakov, Fiz. Zemli, No. 5, 58 (2012).

    Google Scholar 

  8. V. I. Vettegren, V. S. Kuksenko, and I. P. Shcherbakov, Phys. Solid State 54, 1425 (2012).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  9. V. I. Vettegren’, V. S. Kuksenko, and I. P. Shcherbakov, Fiz. Zemli, No. 5, 134 (2016).

    Google Scholar 

  10. V. I. Vettegren’, G. A. Sobolev, A. V. Ponomarev, I. P. Shcherbakov, and R. I. Mamalimov, Phys. Solid State 59, 995 (2017).

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  11. V. I. Vettegren’, A. V. Ponomarev, I. P. Shcherbakov, and R. I. Mamalimov, Phys. Solid State 59, 1580 (2017).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  12. V. I. Vettegren’, A. V. Ponomarev, I. P. Shcherbakov, and R. I. Mamalimov, Phys. Solid State 59, 2286 (2017).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  13. V. I. Vettegren’, A. V. Ponomarev, K. Arora, Haris Raza, R. I. Mamalimov, I. P. Shcherbakov, and I. V. Fokin, Phys. Solid State 60, 2300 (2018).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  14. A. N. Stroh, Adv. Phys. 6, 418 (1957).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  15. A. H. Cottrell, Theory of Crystal Dislocations (Gordon and Breach, New York, 1964).

    MATH  Google Scholar 

  16. V. I. Vladimirov, The Physical Nature of the Destruction of Metals (Metallurgiya, Moscow, 1984) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  17. G. Gottstein, Physical Foundations of Materials Science (Springer, Berlin, 2004).

    Book  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Ioffe Institute, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia

    V. I. Vettegren, R. I. Mamalimov & I. P. Shcherbakov

  2. Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

    V. I. Vettegren, A. V. Ponomarev & R. I. Mamalimov

Authors
  1. V. I. Vettegren
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. A. V. Ponomarev
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. R. I. Mamalimov
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. I. P. Shcherbakov
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to V. I. Vettegren.

Ethics declarations

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Additional information

Translated by M. Hannibal

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Vettegren, V.I., Ponomarev, A.V., Mamalimov, R.I. et al. Formation of Microcracks in a Heterogeneous Solid (Sandstone) under the Influence of Friction. Phys. Solid State 61, 1259–1262 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063783419070291

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063783419070291

Search

Navigation