51 research outputs found
Method of rheological characterization of polymer materials by identification of the prony viscoelastic model according to data of static and dynamic accelerated tests
Enhancement of mechanical and tribotechnical properties of polymer composites with thermoplastic UHMWPE and PEEK matrices by loading carbon nanofibers/nanotubes
Functionalization of powder and fibrous microfillers for UHMWPE by treatment with polyorganosiloxane
Influence of load and sliding velocity on wear resistance of solid-lubricant composites of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene
The effect of component combining method on mechanical and tribological properties of carbon-fiber reinforced PEEK-based composites
High Performance Polymer Composites: A Role of Transfer Films in Ensuring Tribological Properties—A Review
The purpose of this review is to summarize data on the structure, mechanical and tribological properties, and wear patterns of composites based on high-performance polymers (HPPs) intended for use in friction units. The review includes three key sections, divided according to the tribological contact schemes regardless of the polymer matrix. In the second part, the analysis of composites is carried out in point contacts. The third section is devoted to the results of studies of HPP-based composites in linear ones. The fourth section summarizes information on flat contacts. Particular attention is paid to the formation of transfer films (TFs) in the contacts and their influence on the tribological patterns of the studied rubbing materials. As a conclusion, it is noted that the challenge of experimental methods for analyzing TFs, stated by K. Friedrich, is effectively solved in recent studies by the XPS method, which enables us to accurately determine their composition. Although this determination is completed after the tribological tests, it allows not only a more accurate interpretation of their results considering specific conditions and loading schemes, but also the ability to design HPP-based composites that form required TFs performing their preset functions
Mechanical and tribological properties of thermoplastic polyimide based composites loaded with various PTFE fillers
Deformation Behavior and Fracture Patterns of Laminated PEEK- and PI-Based Composites with Various Carbon-Fiber Reinforcement
Laminated composites based on polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and polyimide (PI) matrices were fabricated by hot compression. Reinforcing materials (unidirectional carbon-fiber (CF) tapes or carbon fabric) and their layout patterns were varied. Stress–strain diagrams after three-point flexural tests were analyzed, and both lateral faces of the fractured specimens and fractured surfaces (obtained by optical and scanning electron microscopy, respectively) were studied. It was shown that the laminated composites possessed the maximum mechanical properties (flexural elastic modulus and strength) in the case of the unidirectional CF (0°/0°) layout. These composites were also not subjected to catastrophic failure during the tests. The PEEK-based composites showed twice the flexural strength of the PI-based ones (0.4 and 0.2 GPa, respectively), while the flexural modulus was four times higher (60 and 15 GPa, correspondently). The reason was associated with different melt flowability of the used polymer matrices and varied inter- (intra)layer adhesion levels. The effect of adhesion was additionally studied by computer simulation using a developed two-dimensional FE-model. It considered initial defects between the binder and CF, as well as subsequent delamination and failure under loads. Based on the developed FE-model, the influence of defects and delamination on the strength properties of the composites was shown at different stress states, and the corresponding quantitative estimates were reported. Moreover, another model was developed to determine the three-point flexural properties of the composites reinforced with CF and carbon fabric, taking into account different fiber layouts. It was shown within this model framework that the flexural strength of the studied composites could be increased by an order of magnitude by enhancing the adhesion level (considered through the contact area between CF and the binder)
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