Table 1 Summary of friction experiments and calculated temperature rise from FEM model

From: Earthquake lubrication and healing explained by amorphous nanosilica

Sample run

Equivalent velocity (m/s)

Total slip (m)

Normal stress (MPa)

Bulk ∆T (°C) from FEM model

Bulk ∆T (°C) from half-space analytical solution

Peak ∆Tflash (°C)

94 (failed)

0.1 m/s in 10 s (velocity ramp)

1

5

95*

0.1 m/s in 2 s (velocity ramp)

1

2.5

96

0.1

3

2.5

28.5

42.5

1006

97*

0.1

3

2.5

23.6

45

1006

98*

0.1

30

2.5

1006

99

0.1

3

2.5

1006

100

0.1

3

2.5

1006

101*

0.1

3

2.5

1006

102*

0.1

30

2.5

1006

110 (failed)

0.001

3

2.5

111*

0.01

3

2.5

38.0

60

318.2

112*

0.0001

3

2.5

2.8

7

31.8

123*

0.001

3

2.5

7.5

18

100.6

  1. *denotes runs whose wear material was characterized in detail with one or more of TEM, SEM, FT-IR, and Raman Spectroscopy