Abstract
Knowing how to deform the Turcite thermoplastic material under the action of conical penetrators is a means of obtaining information on the processing of the counterpart (made from a metal material with higher hardness) with which it comes into contact.The paper aims to theoretically determine the depth of penetration of the thermoplastic material under the action of some conical penetrators and to establish the coefficient of static and kinetic friction under the action of these penetrators. The proposed model will be validated experimentally on a tribological stand made for this purpose.
Keywords: penetration depth; conical penetrators; coefficient of static and kinetic friction for plastics