Aiming at elastic - plastic contact of planetary roller screw mechanism ( PRSM), a single contact model between screw and roller is established based on the Hertz contact theory and elastic - plastic mechanics, then a method for judging whether the PRSM has entered the yield state is obtained. Secondly, the nu- merical model of the elastic - plastic contact is built based on the finite element method and the relationship be- tween loads and deformation on the elastic - plastic contact of PRSM is analyzed. Conclusions can be drawn that the rol...