Preparation and tribological properties of carbon fibre reinforced poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites

Authors: Li, J.; Yang, X. H.

Source: Plastics, Rubber and Composites, Volume 38, Number 5, June 2009 , pp. 211-215(5)

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Abstract:

The current study examines the tribological performance of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and carbon fibre reinforced poly(vinylidene fluoride) (CF/PVDF) under dry sliding condition. Different contents of carbon fibres (CFs) were employed as reinforcement. All filled and unfilled polyimide composites were tested against CGr15 ball and representative testing was performed. The effects of CF content on tribological properties of the composites were investigated. The worn surface morphologies of neat PVDF and its composites were examined by scanning electron microscopy and the wear mechanisms were discussed. Moreover, all filled PVDFs have superior tribological characteristics to unfilled PVDFs. The optimum wear reduction was obtained when the content of CF is 20 vol.-%.

Keywords: SEM; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); WEAR REDUCTION; TRIBOLOGICAL

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/174328909X435320

Affiliations: School of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Second Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China

Publication date: 2009-06-01

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