Tolerance ring with desired slip performance, assembly, and method of making and using the same

An assembly comprising:

• an inner component;
• an outer component;
• and
• a tolerance ring located between the inner and outer components to provide an interference fit there between, the tolerance ring comprising a sidewall comprising
• a plurality of radially extending projections on a first radial surface, and
• an unformed region on a second radial surface opposite the first radial surface, wherein the projections are arranged in one line along a peripheral direction of the sidewall, wherein the tolerance ring provides a first break-away torque, τ1, defined as the breakaway torque between the tolerance ring projections and an inner component or an outer component, wherein the tolerance ring provides a second break-away torque, τ2, defined as the breakaway torque between the unformed region and the other of the inner component or the outer component, and wherein 1.1 τ2≤τ1, wherein the plurality of radially extending projections consist of exactly two different types of projections:
• a first type of projections and a second type of projections, wherein each of the projections includes a circumferential width and a radial height, and a circumferential ridge extending in the radial direction, the ridge rising to and falling from a peak within the circumferential width and being axially bound by a pair of shoulders, characterized in that at least one of the following holds true:
• 1) the first type of projections comprises a different radial height versus the second type of projections;
• 2) the first type of projections comprises a different circumferential width versus the second type of projections;
• 3) the first type of projections comprises a different shoulder length versus the second type of projections;
• 4) the first type of projections comprises a different slope of the circumferential ridge versus the second type of projections;
• or 5) the first type of projections comprises a different stiffness versus the second type of projections.