Influence of lubricant filling on the dry sliding wear behaviors of hybrid PTFE/Nomex fabric composite

Guina Ren, Zhaozhu Zhang, Xiaotao Zhu, Xuehu Men, Weimin Liu

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Abstract

To improve the antiwear property and load carrying capacity of hybrid PTFE/Nomex fabric/phenolic composites, graphene and graphene oxide (GO) had been synthesized and were employed as fillers, together with graphite. Sliding wear tests show that the wear rates of filler-reinforced PTFE/Nomex fabric composites were reduced greatly when compared to unfilled fabric composite. Besides, it was found that the 2 wt% GO filled PTFE/Nomex fabric composites exhibited the optimal tribological properties. It was proposed that the self-lubrication of GO, the favorable interface stability of the composite, and the uniform transfer film on the counterpart pin contributed together to the reinforced tribological property of GO filled PTFE/Nomex fabric composite. We also investigated the influence of filler content, applied load, sliding speed, and tensile and bonding strength on the tribological properties of PTFE/Nomex fabric composites.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3716-3724
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Materials Science
Volume49
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2014
Externally publishedYes

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