Fretting wear models for steam generator (SG) tubes, which traditionally rely on the Archard model or linear scaling with total energy dissipation, often lose accuracy under combined impact-sliding conditions. To address this limitation, we propose a ...
Fretting wear models for steam generator (SG) tubes, which traditionally rely on the Archard model or linear scaling with total energy dissipation, often lose accuracy under combined impact-sliding conditions. To address this limitation, we propose a component-separated energy wear model that independently quantifies the tangential and normal energy loss components. Based on experimental data from oblique impact and impact-sliding tests, the proposed model achieves superior predictive accuracy compared to conventional total energy approaches. The model identifies a larger tangential wear coefficient and a tangential exponent exceeding unity, confirming a shear- dominated, super-linear wear accumulation mechanism. Furthermore, this model successfully captures the angle- dependent transition from tangential- to normal-dominated wear regimes and remains computationally efficient, making it more practical for SG tube wear forecasting.