Molecular Orientation, Crystallinity, and Topographical Changes in Sliding and their Frictional Effects for UHMWPE Film |
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Authors: | Myo Minn and Sujeet K Sinha |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore, 117576, Singapore |
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Abstract: | This paper presents a study on the frictional anisotropy of semi-crystalline UHMWPE polymer film deposited on DLC-overcoated
Si substrate. For UHMWPE film slid against a silicon nitride ball, there is a remarkable difference in the coefficient of
friction between the forward and reverse directions after the slider has been initially slid against the film for certain
number of cycles. The changes in the friction are greatly influenced by the initial number of sliding cycles. This frictional
behavior is explained in terms of crystallinity change and molecular orientational effects on UHMWPE and micro-topographical
effects due to the initial sliding. Nanoscratch test is conducted to understand the friction of the polymer film in the sliding
track and the data are compared with the macroscale friction data. The results show that the friction in the reverse of the
initial sliding direction is high in comparison to that in the forward direction and this behavior mainly depends upon the
number of initial sliding cycles. The initial sliding cycles affect the crystallinity and molecular orientation of the film,
as well as the film topography. This combined effect on the polymer film results in an anisotropic frictional behavior of
the film. |
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Keywords: | Crystallinity Friction Orientation Sliding direction UHMWPE |
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