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MATERIALS
Volume 12, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma12040658
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engineering polymers; cold plasma; diffuse coplanar surface barrier discharges (DCSBD); adhesion; tribology
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- NKFIH [OTKA K 113039]
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The surfaces of two engineering polymers including polyamide 66 (PA66) and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) were treated by diffuse coplanar surface barrier discharges in atmospheric air. We found that plasma treatment improved the adhesion of PA66 for either polymer/polymer or polymer/steel joints, however, it was selective for the investigated adhesive agents. For PTFE the adhesion was unaltered for plasma treatment regardless the type of used adhesive. Tribological properties were slightly improved for PA66, too. Both the friction coefficient and wear decreased. Significant changes, again, could not be detected for PTFE. The occurred variation in the adhesion and tribology was discussed on the basis of the occurred changes in surface chemistry, wettability and topography of the polymer surface.
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