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. 2017 Sep;113:323–329. doi: 10.1016/j.triboint.2017.01.012

Table 2.

Finite element mesh density check based on the lateral displacement of the head 0.5 mm under the vertical load of 0.5 kN.

Element size (mm) Maximum contact pressure (GPa) and difference percentage Maximum tensile stress (GPa) and difference percentage
0.25 0.69 0.11
0.125 1.18 42% 0.19 42%
0.0625 2.50 53% 0.36 47%
0.03125 4.85 48% 0.67 46%
0.015625 7.10 32% 1.36 51%
0.0078 12.34 43% 2.94 54%
0.0033 21.30 42% 6.67 56%
0.0016 25.75 17% 9.36 29%
0.0008 31.78 19% 18.51 49%