Replacing of glass fibres with seed oil palm fibres for tribopolymeric composites

Abstract

In the current study, the possibility of replacing woven glass fibres (WGFs) with seed oil palm fibres (SOPFs) as reinforcements for tribopolymeric composites is investigated. Mainly, two different polyester composites based on woven glass reinforced polyester (WGRP) and seed oil palm reinforced polyester (SOPRP) are developed. Different volume fractions (25, 35, and 45 vol.-%) of SOPFs were considered. The experiments were performed using a block on disc (BOD) machine and the tests were conducted under dry contact condition against smooth stainless steel counterface at 2˙8 m s^–1 sliding velocity, 20 N applied load for different sliding distances (up to 5 km). The wear mechanism was categorised using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The results revealed that the steady state was reached after 4 km sliding distance for both WGRP and SOPRP composites. Seed oil palm reinforced polyester composites showed very high friction coefficient compared to WGRP. 35 vol.-% SOPRP composite exhibited a promising wear result, i.e. SOPFs are possible to replace WGFs in polymeric composites reinforcements whereas the wear resistance of the synthetic and natural composite were almost the same. The wear mechanisms for SOPRP composites were predominated by microcracks, deformation and pulledout of fibres while in the WGRP composite, abrasive nature was observed.     

Friction and sliding wear of UHMWPE modified cotton fibre reinforced polyester composites

Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) modified polyester-cotton composites were developed and studied for friction and sliding wear behaviour at different applied loads and UHMWPE concentrations. Sliding wear tests were conducted by using pin-on-disc apparatus. Composites in the form of the pin were tested against EN-24 steel disc. The specific wear rate of polyester reduced on reinforcement of cotton and on addition of UHMWPE. The coefficient of friction of polyester resin increased on cotton reinforcement and reduced significantly on addition of UHMWPE in cotton polyester composite. The composites exhibited reductions in specific wear rate against the normal load in the specimens those containing 7.41 or higher volume percent of UHMWPE. The significant reduction in wear rate of UHMWPE modified polyester-cotton composite has been discussed with the help of SEM observations of worn surfaces and coefficient of friction. The addition of 14.19 vol.% UHMWPE in polyester resin brought down the value of μ to nearly half to that of polyester resin and 1/3rd of cotton polyester composite.     

A study of the wear of some materials in connection with total hip replacement

Failure of total hip prostheses due to wear is examined. It is concluded that wearing out of these devices should not be a problem. However, it is desirable to look for materials of improved wear resistance due to possibilities of long-term response to wear debris.A series of experiments is described to evaluate the wear resistance of candidate materials on an annular wear tester. The results indicate that the wear resistance of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene may be improved by increase in molecular weight, by irradiation or by the use of fillers. Pyrolytic carbon containing silicon is also a good candidate.     

Polyester composite based on betelnut fibre for tribological applications

A polyester composite based on betelnut fibres was fabricated and its adhesive wear and frictional performance studied using a block on disk machine at different applied loads and sliding distances at 2.8 m/s sliding velocity under dry/wet contact conditions. SEM was used to study worn surface morphology. The results revealed that betelnut fibre reinforced polyester (BFRP) composite had better wear and frictional performance under wet contact condition compared to dry. The wear mechanism of the BFRP composite was predominated by micro and macro-cracks in the polyester regions and debonding of fibres.     

Tribological behaviour of PTFE modified cotton polyester composites

Abstract

An attempt on modification of tribological behaviour of cotton polyester composite was done with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). PTFE modified polyester–cotton composites were developed and studied for their friction and sliding wear behaviour at different applied loads. The sliding wear tests of composites were conducted against EN-31 steel counter face. The coefficient of friction μ as well as the sliding wear rate of cotton–polyester composites reduced significantly on addition of PTFE. The reduction in wear rate of PTFE modified polyester–cotton composite has been discussed with the help of SEM observations of worn surfaces and coefficient of friction.     

Investigation of an Approach to Balance Wear Resistance and Mechanical Properties of Crosslinked UHMWPE

In order to produce ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) with increased wear resistance for bearing applications, yet minimize degradation in stiffness and oxidation resistance, the authors have proposed irradiation crosslinking of the polymer at moderate radiation doses. It was theorized that this would minimize or eliminate the need for a subsequent stabilization of free radicals, and thus retain a significant proportion of the original stiffness of the crystalline polymer. In this study, four groups of UHMWPE were investigated: (a) non-crosslinked, (b) crosslinked with 50 kGy electron-beam irradiation, thermally stabilized, (c) crosslinked, non-stabilized, and (d) crosslinked, non-stabilized, and exposed to accelerated oxidation to simulate prolonged exposure. Crosslinking and subsequent thermal stabilization significantly reduced the elastic modulus of UHMWPE, while omission of the stabilization step yielded a more moderate reduction in elastic modulus. It was shown that thermal stabilization reduced crystallinity more so than did omission of stabilization. Accelerated aging did not further decrease the storage modulus of UHMWPE over that of non-stabilized, non-aged polymer. Crosslinking showed a significant increase in wear resistance, while aging of the non-stabilized polymer showed no adverse effects on wear. These results suggest the potential for the use of moderate UHMWPE crosslinking without stabilization for industrial and some biomedical applications.     

司班-80/二聚酸作为润滑油添加剂的摩擦聚合机制研究

采用盘-销式摩擦试验机,以司班-80/二聚酸体系作润滑油添加剂,在陶瓷-陶瓷(A l2O3-A l2O3)表面进行摩擦磨损实验。采用差示扫描量热法(DSC)探讨了单体在陶瓷表面的吸附类型;采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线光电子能谱仪(XPS)、傅立叶红外光谱仪(IR)对盘上磨痕进行表面分析。结果表明添加剂在磨痕处生成了保护性体型聚酯膜。其摩擦聚合机制为:在摩擦过程中,二聚酸以物理吸附的方式吸附在陶瓷表面;由于二聚酸的羧基与司班-80的羟基发生摩擦聚合反应,在陶瓷表面生成体型聚酯膜,从而降低陶瓷表面的磨损。     

Tribological Characterization of Aromatic Thermosetting Copolyester–PTFE Blends in Air Conditioning Compressor Environment

The tribological behavior of a wide range of compositions using blends of aromatic thermosetting polyester (ATSP) with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) has been investigated. PTFE was chosen as the blending material because of its low coefficient of friction and good performance at high temperatures and resistance to chemicals. ATSP blends were used to specifically combat some of the shortcomings of PTFE like its extremely low wear resistance and poor mechanical properties, and special processing requirements due to its high melt viscosity. Controlled tribological experiments simulating an air conditioning compressor operating with R134a refrigerant under realistic operating conditions were carried out with different ATSP/PTFE compositions, as well as four different state-of-the-art commercially available composites containing carbon fibers, graphite and PTFE. It was found that the newly synthesized composites exhibited superb tribological characteristics as far as low friction and low wear were concerned. The wear performance of PTFE was greatly improved, while it was shown that greater amounts of ATSP used in the blend lead to lower wear and the amount of ATSP did not significantly alter the friction coefficient. Material transfer and development of a weak film on the disk surface was observed, especially for the blends with higher PTFE content.     

Wear and frictional performance of polymeric composites aged in various solutions

The aim of the present work is to investigate the effect of aging process on the wear and frictional characteristics of polyester composites based on oil palm fibres. Prepared samples of treated oil palm fibre reinforced polyester (T-OPRP) composite were immersed in different types of solutions (i.e. water, salt water, diesel, petrol and engine oil) for three years. The samples were then tested on a Pin on disc (POD) machine subjected to a polished stainless steel counterface under dry adhesive wear at different sliding distances (0-6.72 km). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to observe the damage features on the worn surfaces. Results revealed that aging process has pronounced influence on the adhesive wear and frictional behaviour of the T-OPRP composite. Immersing the samples in water and salt water demonstrated poorest wear performance as compared to the ones immersed in engine oil and diesel. This was mainly due to the higher viscosities of engine oil and diesel solutions as compared to the rest.     

Dry sliding wear response of some industrial powder coatings

This investigation analyses the sliding wear response of polyester and polyphthalamide powder coatings deposited by electrostatic spraying and ‘hot dipping’ fluidised bed. Tribological tests were conducted under dry conditions in a pin-on-disc arrangement, using a spherical counterpart. The experimental results showed that the deposition technology, the coating material and the thickness of the coating play key roles in determining the wear response of powder coatings. In particular, polyester coatings are deposited by a fluidised bed offer superior wear endurance, along with a low abrasion volume and a low wear rate. Conversely, polyphthalamide coatings are susceptible to faster wear by local cutting and plastic fatigue mechanisms.     

Effect of radiation dose on depth-dependent oxidation and wear of shelf-aged gamma-irradiated ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)

The effect of radiation dose on the depth-dependent oxidation and wear of shelf-aged gamma-irradiated UHMWPE was investigated in this paper. FTIR, micro-indentation, pin-on-plate wear tests and SEM imaging were carried out at three representative regions (surface, subsurface and center) for each sample. The experimental results show that when the oxidation index (OI) <1, the wear rate is clearly affected by the radiation dose (crosslinking density). When 1<OI<3, the wear rates are mainly controlled by the OI. When OI>3 – except for the 1000 kGy specimen – the wear resistance is severely deteriorated and the relationship with the radiation dose is difficult to predict. Results suggest that higher irradiation (above 200 kGy) is capable of lowering the oxidative degradation of UHMWPE.     

粉末涂料固体润滑膜滚动/滑动复合干摩擦磨损特性研究

在M-2000磨损试验机上考察了经过一次处理和经两次处理的40Cr钢环表面喷涂3种粉末涂料型固体润滑膜(P型、H型、E型)试样,在线载荷为104N/m、相对滑动速度为0.042 m/s、干摩擦滚动/滑动复合磨损条件下的摩擦磨损性能,通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对试样磨损表面以及磨屑进行了显微观察。结果表明:底材经过一次处理(化学底膜处理)的复合固体润滑膜试样,P型和E型在磨损后期的摩擦因数分别稳定在0.38和0.32,而H型在0.40左右跳动;P型和H型的涂层磨损脱落期为60 m in左右,E型为120 m in左右;质量磨损从小到大顺序为P型相似文献   

Exploratory investigations on the structure dependence of the wear resistance of polyethylene

A relatively simple hemisphere-on-flat sliding wear tester was devised for screening samples of polyethylene prior to their trial in total joint simulators and ultimately in implanted total joint replacements. Testing was done in bovine serum and wear debris was recovered quantitatively by a method previously devised. The debris, wear surfaces and wear rates were all consistent with previous work, including simulators and clinical materials. It was found that the wear rate increases by a factor of more than 30 when the molecular weight is decreased from 2 × 10⁶ to 5 × 10⁵, that irradiation in doses typical of sterilization procedures improves wear resistance, as does reduction in fusion defect size in ultrahigh molecular weight material, and that chemical cross-linking improves wear resistance in high density polyethylene but still not to the level of the ultrahigh molecular weight material. In material with a molecular weight typical of total joint replacements, an exponential dependence of wear rate on load was found.     

Irradiation effects on the abrasive wear of glassfibre-vinylester composites

Thermoset resins derived from vinylesters show improvedproperties over general purpose resins. Polymer composites basedon vinylester show improved wear resistant properties whenexposed to gamma-irradiation and laser beams. The improvement inoverall wear resistance of the composite is attributed to thefact that irradiation increases the resistance to crackpropagation which, in turn, increases the hardness due to a veryhigh concentration defect around the interface through adiffusion mechanism. Irradiation changes the interfacialmicrostructure to improve the fibre-matrix interfacial bonding.This is well supported by micrographs of the worn surface of thecomposite taken on a scanning electron microscope.     

Wear characteristics of thermoset composite under high stress three-body abrasive

Three-body abrasive wear of chopped strand mat glass fibres reinforced polyester (CGRP) was studied for three principal orientations of the fibres, i.e. parallel orientation (P-O), anti-parallel orientation (AP-O) and normal orientation (N-O). The tests were carried out under high stress conditions. A correlation between the specific wear rate and mechanical properties was established. As a result, CGRP composite exhibited better wear characteristic in P-O than in AP-O and N-O. Different wear mechanisms were observed on the worn surfaces of the materials, including pitting, micro- and/or macro-cracks, as well as breakage and debonding of the fibres.     

Adhesive Wear Performance of T-OPRP and UT-OPRP Composites

In the current work, the effects of treating the oil palm fibres on the tribological performance of polyester composite were studied against polished stainless steel counterface using Block-on-Ring (BOR) technique under dry contact condition. Wear and friction characteristics of treated and untreated oil palm fibre reinforced polyester (T-OPRP and UT-OPRP) composites were evaluated at different sliding distances (0.85–5 km), sliding velocities (1.7–3.9 m/s) and applied loads (30–100 N). SEM observations were performed on the worn surfaces of the composites to examine the damage features. Specific wear rate (Ws), friction coefficient and interface temperature results were presented against the operating parameters. The results revealed that test parameters significantly influenced the wear performance of the composites. Both treated and untreated oil palm fibres enhanced the wear and frictional performance of polyester composites. T-OPRP showed less Ws by about 11% compared to UT-OPRP. This was due to the better interfacial adhesion offered by the treated fibres. The SEM observation made on UT-OPRP worn surface showed debonding and bending of fibres, and fragmentation and deformation on the resinous regions. Meanwhile, T-OPRP composite showed less damages compared to UT-OPRP, where no sign of fibres debonding was observed.     

Role of polymeric matrices in improving wear resistance of irradiated FRP composites

The present paper reports the effect of different resin matrices on the abrasive wear behaviour of woven fabric composites based on them. Three different resin systems and a common glass fibre reinforcement were used in the present study. It was found that polymer composites based on the epoxy resin system show maximum wear resistance. This has been attributed to the fact that fibre-matrix interfacial bonding is very strong between the glass fibres and epoxide resin. The bonding resists composite failure and improves on irradiation.     

核电站阀门限位开关用微动开关的研制

分析了核电站高温及辐照环境使用的限位开关结构及技术要求,重点对其主要部件微动开关的自主设计进行了介绍。自主开发的微动开关,具备较好的耐辐照、耐高温、耐机械磨损和耐电弧腐蚀性能。结合自主化研发创新的关键技术,针对微动开关材质选择及触点工艺的改进进行了阐述。     

Type of motion and lubricant in wear simulation of polyethylene acetabular cup.

The wear of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, the most commonly used bearing material in prosthetic joints, is often substantial, posing a significant clinical problem. For a long time, there has been a need for simple but still realistic wear test devices for prosthetic joint materials. The wear factors produced by earlier reciprocating and unidirectionally rotating wear test devices for polyethylene are typically two orders of magnitude too low, both in water and in serum lubrication. Wear is negligible even under multidirectional motion in water. A twelve-station, circularly translating pin-on-disc (CTPOD) device and a modification of the established biaxial rocking motion hip joint simulator were built. With these simple and inexpensive devices, and with the established three-axis hip joint simulator, realistic wear simulation was achieved. This was due to serum lubrication and to the fact that the direction of sliding constantly changed relative to the polyethylene specimen. The type and magnitude of load was found to be less important. The CTPOD tests showed that the subsurface brittle region, which results from gamma irradiation sterilization of polyethylene in air, has poor wear resistance. Phospholipid and soy protein lubrication resulted in unrealistic wear. The introduction of devices like CTPOD may boost wear studies, rendering them feasible without heavy investment.