A comparative investigation of the wear behavior of PTFE and PI under dry sliding and simulated sand-dust conditions

The wear behavior of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and polyimide (PI) has been comparatively evaluated under dry sliding and simulated sand-dust conditions. An improved block-on-ring wear tester equipped with an attachment for simulating the sand-dust environment was used to evaluate the abrasive wear behavior of materials. The sand collected from the Yellow River of China was used to simulate the sand-dust environment, also different loads and sand-dust sizes were chosen for tribological tests. The two chosen polymers showed different wear behavior under sand-dust conditions and the wear rates of PTFE were much lower under sand-dust conditions than under dry sliding conditions. This was attributed to the formation of the tribolayer on the worn surfaces during the abrasive wear process. The sand-dust enhanced the wear resistance of PTFE, but reduced that of PI because, in contrast to PTFE, there was no tribolayer formed on the PI worn surface. The wear rate of PTFE increased under sand-dust conditions while the wear rate of PI decreased with the increase of applied load. The higher hardness of PI and fragmentation of abrasive particles under high loads accounted for the decrease in wear rate as load increased.     

润滑油添加剂对聚合物及其复合材料摩擦磨损性能的影响

利用MHK-500型环-块磨损试验机研究了二烷基二硫代磷酸锌(ZDDP)对几种聚合物及其复合材料-金属摩擦副油润滑摩擦磨损性能的影响。结果表明,液体石蜡中的ZDDP对尼龙66(PA66)及聚酰亚胺(PI)-GCr15轴承钢摩擦副的摩擦系数影响不大,但却使聚四氟乙烯(PTEE)及其复合材料-GCr15轴承钢摩擦副的摩擦系数略有降低。PTEE及其复合材料-GCr15轴承钢摩擦副表面的ZDDP吸附膜具有一定的抗磨作用,它大幅度降低了Pb、PbO及MoS     

Two-body abrasion of some polymers against 6–50 μm SiC abrasives

Single- and multiple-pass two-body abrasion tests were run on Nylon $\text{6}\text{6}\text{+ 20\%}$ polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and polycarbonate + 10% PTFE sliding dry against 6–50 μm SiC abrasives. A functional relationship was developed between the single-pass wear rate and the abrasive particle size for abrasive particle sizes less than or equal to 10.4 μm. The single-pass abrasive wear rate was 20–40 times greater than the multiple-pass wear rate for each material when it was slid against abrasive grains with a mean size not exceeding 10.4 μm. This was due to the formation of loose polymer fibril wear debris in single-pass sliding and of transferred plateaux of polymer in multiple-pass sliding. The rate of increase in wear with particle size was about 20 times greater for single-pass sliding than for multiple-pass sliding. Above a mean abrasive particle size of 10.4 μm the type of mechanism in both single-pass and multiple-pass sliding was that of ploughing.     

Influence of abrading particle size on the wear performance of various polyamides

Various polyamides (PAs) containing different CONH₂/CH₂ ratios were selected for abrasive wear studies. Eleven types of silicon carbide (SiC) papers varying in particle size (10–175 μm) were selected as abrading counterfaces. The wear performance under single‐pass conditions indicated that the selected PAs did not show a size effect, in contrast to the case of metals and some other polymers. Wear rates were of the order of 2–17 × 10⁻¹¹ m³/Nm. Scanning electron micrographs of some of the worn papers indicated correlations between wear and the size and number of wear debris particles and the amount of material transferred to the papers.     

Abrasive wear behaviour of B4C particle reinforced Al2024 MMCs

In this study, the effects of volume fraction and particle size of boron carbide on the abrasive wear properties of B₄C particle reinforced aluminium alloy composites have been studied. For this purpose, a block-on-disc abrasion test apparatus was utilized where the samples slid against the abrasive suspension mixture at room conditions. The volume loss, specific wear rate and roughness of the samples have been evaluated. The effects of sliding time, particle content and particle size of B₄C particles on the abrasive wear properties of the composites have been investigated. The dominant wear mechanisms were identified using scanning electron microscopy. The results showed that the specific wear rate of composites decreased with increasing particle volume fraction. Furthermore, the specific wear rate decreased with increasing the size of particle for the composites containing the same amount of B₄C. Hence, it is deduced that aluminium alloy composites reinforced with larger B₄C particles are more effective against the abrasive suspension mixture than those reinforced with smaller B₄C particles.     

Effect of Blowing Air and Floating Sand-dust Particles on the Friction and Wear Behavior of PTFE, UHMWPE and PI

The friction and wear behaviors of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), and polyimide (PI) have been comparatively evaluated under dry sliding, blowing air, and simulated sand-dust conditions. The tribological tests were conducted on an improved block-on-ring test rig equipped with an attachment for simulating the sand-dust environment. The reason for the difference in the tribological behavior of these polymers under the three test conditions was also comparatively discussed, based on scanning electron microscopic examination of the worn polymer specimens and counterfaces. Under blowing air conditions, the decrease of the contact temperature produced by blowing air led to the increase in the shearing strength of the sliding surface when compared with dry sliding conditions and hence to cause an increase in the friction coefficient and a remarkable decrease in the wear rate of PTFE and UHMWPE. On the contrary, blowing air produced a decrease in the friction coefficient of PI because of the formation of transfer film on the counterfaces, and an increase in the wear rate, because the blowing air considerably promoted the transfer of PI onto the counterfaces when compared with dry sliding conditions. Both PTFE and UHMWPE registered the lowest wear rate under sand-dust conditions, owing to the tribolayer formation on the worn surfaces, while PI exhibited the highest wear rate because no tribolayer was formed during the abrasive wear process.     

磨粒对ADZ复合陶瓷材料磨损性能的影响

采用块 -块摩擦磨损试验机在不同磨粒的 5 %NaOH泥浆中 ,对氧化铝增强四方氧化锆多晶陶瓷材料 (ADZ)的磨损性能进行了研究。研究结果表明尖锐磨粒对ADZ复合陶瓷材料磨损的影响要比球形磨粒严重的多 ,磨料硬度是影响陶瓷材料磨损率的重要因素 ,磨损率随磨粒硬度的提高而增大。在不同形状的SiO2 磨粒的泥浆中ADZ陶瓷材料的主要磨损机理为塑性变形和微犁削。在高硬度Al2 O3磨料的泥浆中ADZ陶瓷材料磨损表面以断裂机制占主导地位。     

Effect of Particle Size on the Wear Resistance of Alumina-Filled PTFE Micro- and Nanocomposites

It was long supposed that the ability of hard particle fillers to reduce the wear rate of unfilled PTFE (typically ～ 10^{? 3} mm ³ /Nm) by an order of magnitude or more was limited to fillers of microscale or greater, as nano-fillers would likely be encapsulated within the large microscale PTFE wear debris rather than disrupting the wear mechanism. Recent studies have demonstrated that nano-fillers can be more effective than microscale fillers in reducing wear rate while maintaining a low coefficient of friction. This study attempts to further elucidate the mechanisms leading to improved wear resistance via a thorough study of the effects of particle size. When filled to a 5% mass fraction, 40- and 80-nm alumina particles reduced the PTFE wear rate to a ～ 10^?7 mm ³ /Nm level, two orders of magnitude better than the ～ 10^?5 mm ³ /Nm level with alumina micro-fillers at sizes ranging from 0.5 to 20 μm. Composites with alumina filler in the form of nanoparticles were less abrasive to the mating steel (stainless 304) countersurfaces than those with microparticles, despite the filler being of the same material. In PTFE containing a mixture of both nano- and micro-fillers, the higher wear rate microcomposite behavior predominated, likely the result of the continued presence of micro-fillers and their abrasion of the countersurface as well as any overlying beneficial transfer films. Despite demonstrating such a large effect on the wear rate, the variation of alumina filler size did not demonstrate any significant effect on the friction coefficient, with values for all composites tested additionally falling near the μ = 0.18 measured for unfilled PTFE at this study's 0.01 m/s sliding speed.     

Abrasive wear behaviour of laser sintered iron–SiC composites

Direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) is one of the popular rapid prototyping technologies for producing metal prototypes and tooling of complex geometry in a short time. However, processing of metal matrix composites (MMCs) by laser sintering is still in infant stage. Thermal cracks and de-bonding of reinforcements are reported while processing MMCs by laser sintering process. There are reports on use of metallic-coated ceramic reinforcements to overcome these problems. The present investigation is aimed at using nickel-coated SiC in developing iron composites by DMLS technique and to characterize its abrasive wear behaviour.Microstructure, microhardness, and abrasive wear tests have been carried out on both DMLS iron and its composites sintered at a laser scan speed of 100 mm/s. Abrasion wear tests have been carried out using a pin-on-disc type machine. SiC abrasive papers of grit size 60, 80, and 150 having an average particle size of 268, 192, and 93 μm, respectively, have been used. Load was varied between 5 and 25 N in steps of 5, while the sliding distance and sliding velocity of 540 m and 2.5 m/s, respectively was adopted for all the tests. Optical, scanning electron micrograph and surface roughness observation of worn surfaces have been undertaken.An increase in microhardness and a decrease in density of the laser sintered iron–SiC composites was observed with increase in SiC content. The abrasive wear resistance of composites increases with increased content of SiC in iron matrix. For a given grit size of SiC abrasive paper, at all the loads studied, iron–SiC composites exhibit excellent abrasive wear resistance. Increase in abrasive wear was observed with the increase in abrasive particle size.     

Influence of reinforcement and lubrication on abrasive wear performance of polyamide

This paper presents the results of studies on the wear performance of various composites of polyamide (nylon 6,6) reinforced with short carbon fibres and lubricated with a solid lubricant, PTFE, under adverse sliding conditions (abrasive wear). The effects of increasing amounts of fillers, fibre orientation, and experimental parameters such as load, and abrading particle size were investigated. The studies revealed that fillers that are very much suitable for adhesive wear applications are detrimental for the abrasive wear mode. Moreover, wear performance showed deterioration with increasing amount of filler concentration. The combination of heterogeneous fillers proved to be detrimental for wear performance. Efforts were made to correlate these investigations with appropriate mechanical properties. It was found that wear performance was greatly influenced by selected experimental parameters. Worn surfaces were examined with SEM to have better insight of the wear mechanism.     

润滑油添加剂对聚合物材料摩擦磨损性能的影响研究

利用MM－200型磨损试验机考察了ZDDP对聚合物材料（PTFE、PI及MCPA）－GCr15轴承钢摩擦副摩擦磨损性能的影响。研究发现，液体石蜡及含ZDDP的液体石蜡润滑均可大幅度改善聚合物材料的摩擦磨损性能，且使其摩擦系数比干摩擦时降低一个数量级，摩擦副表面的ZDDP吸附膜均在不同程度上提高聚合物材料的耐磨性，但其对聚合物材料的摩擦性能影响不大。     

Preliminary studies of the influence of cryo‐treatment on the mechanical and tribological properties of ptfe and composites

Cryogenic treatment of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) has proved beneficial in improving the abrasive wear resistance of several polymers, and it was thus assessed in an adhesive wear mode, as well. Preliminary investigations on the effect of cryogenic treatment on the tribological properties, in adhesive wear mode, and mechanical properties of neat PTFE and it composites filled with bronze or short glass fibres (GF) were carried out. It was found that, although the improvement in the wear and friction performance of neat PTFE and a GF + PTFE composite was significant, no such positive effect was observed for the bronze + PTFE composite. On the contrary, this composite showed a deterioration in performance. The reason behind the improvement in the tribological behaviour of neat PTFE and the GF + PTFE composite could not be clearly understood. However, it was confirmed that, if the treatment adversely affected the mechanical properties, then the tribological performance also deteriorated. An examination of the worn surface of the material and the counterface disc using a scanning electron microscope revealed changes in the microstructure due to the treatment. It was also confirmed from these SEM studies that the compatibility of bronze and PTFE was very poor, which led to poor performance of the composite both in the untreated and the cryo‐treated form. Further detailed investigation and analysis of various materials and composites, however, are necessary to establish the utility of this technique.     

Tribo-investigation on PTFE lubricated PEEK in harsh operating conditions

A series of blends with Polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) powder and Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) was developed by varying the PTFE contents in steps of 5 wt.% from 0 to 20 wt.%. The composites were evaluated for their friction and wear properties at room temperature as well as high temperature in low amplitude oscillating wear (LAOW) mode against steel (100 Cr 6) ball against polymer plate. The same blends were also evaluated in abrasive wear mode to study the influence of harsh operating conditions on wear and friction performance. Incorporation of PTFE benefited PEEK in various ways such as it increased the tribo-utility of the latter by increasing its limiting load value, removing its stick-slip tendency, lowering coefficient of friction and specific wear rate significantly. With increase in PTFE content, benefits to the wear performance increased regularly. This was not the case for friction coefficient. Lowest μ was recorded for 15% PTFE contents. The enhancement in wear and friction performance, however, was at the cost of strength properties which decreased substantially with increase in PTFE content. At 100 °C, friction coefficient and wear rates of all blends increased marginally. In abrasive wear mode, on the other hand, PTFE filled PEEK showed poorer wear resistance than neat PEEK. This was correlated with strength properties and it was observed that these blends closely followed the predictions of Ratner–Lancaster plot. SEM was used to examine the micro-structural features of worn surfaces.     

Effect of solid lubricant and fibrous reinforcement on the abrasive wear of polyamides

Short glass fibre‐reinforced polyamide 6 and polyamide 11 (PA 6 and PA 11) with and without a solid lubricant of polytetrafluoroethylene and metal powders (e.g., bronze) and copper as fillers were formulated and characterised for their compositional and mechanical properties. A tribological evaluation of these composites' abrasive wear was carried out by abrading a polymer pin against 80 grade (175 um) silicon carbide (SiC) paper under single‐pass conditions at various loads. It was observed that the fibre reinforcement reduced the abrasive wear resistance of virgin polymers. A combination of fibre and particulate fillers was further detrimental in this respect. Efforts were made to correlate the wear performance with the ductility factor, fracture toughness, and fracture energy in the case of PA 6 and its composites.     

硫酸钙晶须填充PTFE复合材料的摩擦学性能研究

用硫酸钙晶须(CSW )填充改性聚四氟乙烯(MVE),采用模压成型工艺制备不同硫酸钙晶须含量的PTFE/CSW复合材料;利用摩擦磨损试验机研究硫酸钙晶须对PTFE/CSW复合材料摩擦学性能的影响,利用扫描电子显微镜对PM复合材料的磨损表面进行微观分析.结果表明:填充硫酸钙晶须提高PTFE复合材料的耐磨损性能,但复合材料的摩擦因数略高于纯PTFE;纯PTFE的磨损机制为黏着磨损,而PTFE/CSW复合材料的磨损机制为轻微磨粒磨损和黏着磨损共同作用.当硫酸钙晶须质量分数大于10%时,PTFE/CSW复合材料的磨损机制逐渐转变为严重的磨粒磨损.     

Influence of PTFE content in PEEK-PTFE blends on mechanical properties and tribo-performance in various wear modes

Few papers are available on the optimum composition of PEEK-PTFE blends for the best possible combination of mechanical and tribological properties in the adhesive wear mode. Nothing is reported in this context on low amplitude oscillating/fretting wear mode. Moreover, the influence of increasing amounts of PTFE in the blend on abrasive wear behaviour along with a correlation with strength properties is not reported. Hence, in this work, five injection-moulded blends of PEEK with PTFE (in the range of 0-30 wt.%) were evaluated on a pin-on-disc configuration on an SRV Optimol Tester for their tribo-behaviour in the low amplitude oscillating wear mode. The data in the abrasive wear mode were generated by abrading a pin loaded against an abrasive paper fitted on the rotating disc. Data on neat PTFE were also included for comparison. It was observed that inclusion of PTFE affected the adhesive wear and low amplitude oscillating wear (LAOW) in a beneficial way. With an increase in PTFE contents, coefficient of friction in both the wear modes (adhesive and low amplitude oscillating) decreased but the trends in wear performance differed. In the adhesive wear mode, the specific wear rate showed minima for 7.5% PTFE inclusion followed by a slow increase for further PTFE addition. In the case of LAOW mode, on the other hand, the wear rate continuously decreased for the selected compositions. The 30% PTFE blend showed excellent combination of μ, wear rate and limiting pressure-velocity (PV) values. Unfilled PEEK proved to be fairly good wear-resistant material but exhibited high μ, a stick-slip tendency and a low PV limit value. Abrasive wear performance of the blends on the other hand, deteriorated with increasing amount of PTFE. Fairly good correlation was observed between the wear rate and product of H and S (H-hardness and S-ultimate tensile strength) rather than Ratner-Lancaster plot (product of S and e, where e is elongation to break).Thus, with increase in PTFE contents, though adhesive and LAOW performance increased substantially, it was at the cost of deterioration in all mechanical properties (except impact strength) and abrasive wear performance.     

聚四氟乙烯填充含量对钢背超高分子量聚乙烯纤维织物复合材料摩擦学性能的影响

为改善广泛应用于船舶苛刻环境无油/脂润滑摩擦配副材料的摩擦学性能,将聚四氟乙烯（PTFE）按不同质量分数与钢背超高分子量聚乙烯纤维织物复合材料结合,研究它与45钢盘在变转速环环端面干摩擦状态下的摩擦学特性。对试验过程中摩擦因数及磨损量进行测量,利用表面轮廓仪、扫描电子显微镜与超景深显微镜对复合材料及对磨件磨损表面形貌进行了观察与分析。结果表明：所有填充PTFE的复合材料摩擦学性能均表现优异,随着PTFE含量的增加,复合材料摩擦性能变差,其中1 %（质量分数） PTFE填充复合材料综合摩擦性能最好,在试验工况下主要发生磨粒磨损,PTFE填充量较高的复合材料在高速下由于团聚及摩擦热量积聚主要经历黏着磨损与疲劳磨损。     

On the feasibility of using cryo‐treatment as a tool to enhance the abrasive wear behaviour of solid‐lubricated polymeric composites

Cryo‐treatment, a bulk modification technique, is fast emerging as a way with which to improve the wear resistance of metals. This technique has also shown the ability to enhance significantly the abrasive wear performance of some polymers and their short glass‐fibre reinforced composites. In this work, short carbon‐fibre reinforced composites of some heat resistant polymers, such as polyetherimide, polyethersulphone, polyamide 6,6, polyetheretherketone, and polytetrafluoroethylene, were selected to explore the potential of cryo‐treatment. The selected materials were cryogenically treated by cooling them to the temperature of liquid nitrogen. The abrasive wear tests were carried out at ambient temperature in single pass conditions at various loads, on a pin‐on‐disc machine, using silicon carbide paper as a counterface. The investigations revealed that this technique has definite potential to increase the wear performance of carbon‐fibre reinforced composites. An increase in hardness due to cryo‐treatment was thought to be responsible for an observed improvement in wear performance. However, the extent of improvement in the wear performance was not matched by an increase in the hardness value. Scanning electron microscopy proved useful in examining the morphological changes in the composites due to cryo‐treatment.     

Computational investigation of testing parameter effects on abrasive wear behaviour of AL2O3 particle-reinforced MMCS using statistical analysis

The wear rate model of 7.3?vol.% Al₂O₃ particle-reinforced aluminium alloy composites with 16 and 66???m particle sizes fabricated by molten metal mixing method was developed in terms of applied load, particle size of reinforcement, abrasive grain size and sliding distance based on the Taguchi method. The two-body abrasive wear behaviour of the specimens was investigated using a pin-on-disc abrasion test apparatus where the sample slid against different SiC abrasives under the loads of 2 and 5?N at the room conditions. The orthogonal array, signal-to-noise ratio and analysis of variance were employed to find out the optimal testing parameters. The test results showed that particle size of reinforcement was found to be the most effective factor among the other control parameters on abrasive wear, followed by abrasive grain size. Moreover, the optimal combination of the testing parameters was determined and predicted. The predicted wear rate results were compared with experimental results and found to be quite reliable.     

Optimum concentration of reinforcement and solid lubricant in polyamide 12 composites for best tribo-performance in two wear modes

In general polymers are used in the form of composites (fiber reinforced, solid lubricated or both) in tribo-applications, where they may encounter more than one type of wear situations or mechanisms to different extents. The area of investigating the optimum concentration of fillers for best combination of tribo-performance in different wear modes and mechanical strength is sparingly researched. In this paper, research findings on the influence of the contents of short carbon fibers (CF) and PTFE (particulate form) in Polyamide (PA) 12 on friction and wear behavior in two wear modes (adhesive and fretting) have been reported. With increase in contents of CF up to 30% (vol) most of the mechanical properties and tribo-performance improved in adhesive and fretting wear modes. With a view to enhance it further, PTFE was added step by step in the best performing composite (PA+30% CF). This boosted the tribo-performance further, however, at the cost of strength properties. With increase in PTFE percentage (10, 15 and 20% by vol), specific wear rate (K _o) and friction coefficient (μ) both decreased appreciably in adhesive as well as fretting wear modes. The composite consisting of 30% CF and 20% PTFE showed lowest values for μ and K _o rendering it the best tribo-combination for all practical purposes. The abrasive wear behavior of composites was also investigated. However, wear performance in this mode showed exactly opposite trends. Inclusion of fibers or combination of fibers and PTFE proved detrimental.

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