Journal
LUBRICANTS
Volume 9, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/lubricants9090091
Keywords
metal sulphide; PEEK; PPA; glass fibre; solid lubricant; friction and wear
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- Federal Ministry of Digital and Economic Affairs [FFG: 854178]
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This study investigated the impact of different solid lubricants and glass fiber contents on the tribological behavior of thermoplastic materials, finding that the solid lubricant SLS 22 and high fiber content can significantly reduce wear rate.
Technical thermoplastic materials (e.g., PEEK, PPA and POM) are widely used for tribological applications combined with different filler systems (e.g., glass- or carbon fibres) because of their excellent mechanical properties. The friction and wear behaviour of thermoplastics can be specifically improved by solid lubrication systems such as graphite, PTFE and MoS2. Besides these systems, others such as WoS(2) and MnS are becoming scientifically interesting. This work investigates the influence of different solid lubricants-alternative metal sulphides and polymer-based-in combination with different glass fibre contents on the tribological behaviour of unfilled PEEK and glass fibre-filled PPA. For this purpose, compounds were produced and injection-moulded into tribological test specimens that were subsequently tested. It is particularly evident for both matrix materials that the solid lubricant SLS 22 shows a 25% wear rate reduction when compared to MoS2 and, in addition, the proportion of fibre content in PPA shows an additional wear rate reduction by a factor of 10. The friction level could be kept at a similar level compared to the usually utilised solid lubricants. The investigations showed the potential use of metal sulphide filler systems in high-performance thermoplastic with enhanced tribological properties as alternatives to the well-established solid lubricants.
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