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INFLUENCE OF FRICTION COEFFICIENT ON WORKPIECE ROUGHNESS IN RING UPSETTING PROCESS Marko Viloti?, Damir Kaka?, Aleksandar Mileti?, Lazar Kova?evi?, Pal Terek Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovi?a 6, Novi Sad, Serbia markovil@uns.ac.rs, kakasdam@uns.ac.rs, miletic@uns.ac.rs, lazarkov@uns.ac.rs, terekpal@ Abstract: In forming processes contact friction significantly influence metal flow, stress-strain state and process parameters. Furthermore, tribological conditions influence workpiece surface quality and its dimensional precision. This paper presents results of the influence of contact friction coefficient on a workpiece surface quality in ring upsetting by flat plates. Workpiece surface roughness is measured using atomic force microscope. Ring upsetting experiments are conducted with ion implanted and nonimplanted dies. Key words: ring upsetting, ion implantation, nanoroughness, AFM, friction coefficient INTRODUCTION Quality of a metal forming process is often controlled by the interfacial friction between the contacting die and workpiece surfaces. If the interfacial friction forces are large enough, the strain condition and formability of the workpiece may deteriorate and the energy required to form the part may be unacceptably high [1]. A basic premise of the theory of friction is that apparently flat, smooth surfaces are not so smooth when viewed on a microscopic scale. Surfaces of metals are actually rough, and asperities representing the roughness of the surface are present in surfaces of metals. Workpieces, dies and tools are characterized by surface roughness. Until all asperities are flattened, surface roughness has an influence on the friction properties of those surfaces, especially at the beginning of metal forming processes. During forming process asperities plough into each other, and thus a small sliding always exists. At the beginning of the process, since the tool is in contact just with the peaks of