Wear Evolution of the Glass Fiber-Reinforced PTFE under Dry Sliding and Elevated Temperature.

Ruoxuan Huang,Siqi Ma,Jie Yang,Dehong Wang,Liang Zhang,Meidi Zhang,Jiujun Xu

doi:10.3390/ma12071082

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Abstract

The wear evolution of the glass fiber reinforced Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) sliding against duplex steel at elevated temperature was investigated using the interrupted wear tests coupling with the worn surface observations. The morphological changes of the PTFE composite during the sliding were related to the variation of the tribological properties to analyze the underlying wear mechanisms. Results show that the coefficient of friction and wear rate change with the increase of temperature. During the sliding, three regions can be identified regardless of the temperature. The high temperature is beneficial to the formation of tribo-film. The sequence of wear evolution is PTFE removal, load transfer to glass fiber, and minor formation of tribo-film for the low temperature condition. For high temperatures, the wear behaviors are more complicated. The different phenomena include the third body abrasion, flake delamination of PTFE matrix, scratching and reformation of transfer film on the counterface, and the filling of the large scale PTFE groove. These behaviors may dominate the different stages in the stable region, but occur simultaneously and cause the dynamic steady wear. As a result, the wear rate at 200 °C is slightly fluctuant.

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Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) possesses advantageous properties, such as a low coefficient of friction, self-lubrication, and chemical inert, as well as relatively good thermal stability, etc. [1]
3 ofthe from 0 °C to 300 °C with a thermal analyzer
This study focused on the tribological performance were examined by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy

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Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) possesses advantageous properties, such as a low coefficient of friction, self-lubrication, and chemical inert, as well as relatively good thermal stability, etc. [1]. A combination of these properties results in the use of the PTFE in the tribological applications. Glass fiber, owing to its low cost and light weight, as well as its good enhancement, is considered as the prevalent candidate blended in PTFE. It is commonly used in different percentages and is sometimes combined with other fillers [2]. W. Shin reported that short glass fibers with normal orientation to the sliding interface were conducive to the tribological properties of the PTFE composite [4]. Conte suggested that the use of glass fibers in a PTFE matrix would improve

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