Reply To: Contact Type

[Harshvardhan]

So how much load is "too much load". If you think that the loads during this simulation can go near the spearation load, then may want to, but otherwise it might not be as helpful. Moreover, frictional contacts are non-linear in nature and may introduce convergance issues.

If you wish to apply fixed joint and frictional contact, then fixed joint will neggate any friction between those 2 parts (Assuming we are applying fixed joints to those parts)

If you wish to accurately model the press fit and the resulting contact pressure, you can refer this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jH2Ox6-YkU

Regards,
Harshvardhan
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