Abstract
In this work, we investigated the effect of air-plasma treatment on the bonding strength of hybrid PTFE/Nomex fabric and mechanical strength of PTFE and Nomex fibers. Besides, we employed hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) as high-temperature lubricant and incorporated it into the hybrid fabric/phenolic composite. The high-temperature tribological performances of the fabric composite were evaluated on a pin-on-disk tribometer. The results indicated that the air-plasma treated hybrid PTFE/Nomex fabric composites filled with 6wt%h-BN exhibited outstanding tribological properties. The results of the morphology study of the fabric composites support the results of the wear test and the corresponding wear mechanisms of the composites were discussed based on the characterizations.
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