Autor: |
L. F. Toth, G. Szebenyi, J. Sukumaran, P. De Baets |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2021 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
eXPRESS Polymer Letters, Vol 15, Iss 10, Pp 972-986 (2021) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1788-618X |
DOI: |
10.3144/expresspolymlett.2021.78 |
Popis: |
The present research aims to clarify the friction and wear behavior, the transfer layer formation, and the wear mechanism of mono-filled polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). A well-known limitation of PTFE is the low wear resistance, which can be surpassed with the use of micro- or nanoparticles. The applied fillers were graphene, alumina (Al2O3), boehmite alumina (BA80), and hydrotalcite (MG70). The samples were produced by room temperature pressing – free sintering method. All specimens were tested with a pin-on-disc tribo-tester in dry contact condition against 42CrMo4 steel disc counterface with 3 MPa contact pressure and 0.1 mm/s sliding speed. PTFE filled with 4 wt% Al2O3 achieved the highest wear resistance; the increase was more than two orders of magnitude compared to the neat PTFE. This improvement comes from the protective transfer layer formation due to the Al2O3 and the iron-oxide accumulation on the polymer contact surface. Significant wear-induced crystallinity was also registered, which originated from the mechanical chain scission of the PTFE molecular chains during the wear process. |
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