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frictional force between two surface in contact (point contact)

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Hello i am shomnath..

i am facing a problem in viewing the slip stick motion the piezo cylinder. my geometry consists of :
cylinder : PZT (5H material), (r= 3.3; ht = 20)
sphere: al2o3; r= 3.3
block : steel (15*15*2) coordinates (z=-3.3)

i am facing the problem in giving the frictional force condition between the sphere and the block. so that on application of potential difference of (-150 to150) the piezo and the sphere should show some displacement according to the slip stick but i wasn't able to view the displacement.
could any one guide me how to give the frictional force condition between the two geometry and the conditions i have to keep in mind.

thank you in advance

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