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JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS
Volume 48, Issue 7, Pages 801-811Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/polb.21951
Keywords
nanocomposite; nanoparticles; PEEK; short carbon fibers; structure; tribology
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- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH, Germany)
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In a previous work, the roles of low-loading, that is, 1 vol %, nano-SiO2 particles on the tribological behavior of short carbon fibers (SCFs)/polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)/graphite filled polyetheretherketone (PEEK) were studied. In the present work, the effects of nanoparticle content, varying from 1 to 4 vol %, on the structure and the tribological performance of the composite was investigated. The polished cross sections of the composites were inspected using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The incorporated nanoparticles significantly reduce the friction coefficients of the composite. With low pressure-sliding velocity (pv) factors, nanoparticle agglomerates seem to exert an abrasive effect on SCF, and thereby lead to high wear rates. Under such conditions, an increase in nanoparticle content decreases the wear resistance. With high pv factors, the nanoparticles remarkably improve the wear resistance of the composite and the nanoparticle contents do not play an important role on the wear resistance. The worn surfaces, transfer films and wear debris of the composites were analyzed. The tribological mechanisms were discussed. (C) 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part 6: Polym Phys 48: 801-811, 2010
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