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Influence of counterface roughness on friction properties of engineering plastics for bearing applications
AbstractThe study investigates the effects of the roughness of the metal counterface (mirror finished or polished) on the coefficient of dry friction for some of the most common engineering plastics used in current bearing technology. The results show that an optimal roughness for minimum friction is likely to exist for any polymer, and it depends on the bulk properties of the polymer itself. “Soft” plastics characterized by a low modulus of elasticity exhibit better sliding behaviour on very smooth, mirror finished surfaces, whereas for high-modulus plastics lower friction is measured in combination with rougher, polished counterfaces. The influence of the contact pressure and sliding velocity are also investigated and found to depend on the layout of the tribological system.
Influence of counterface roughness on friction properties of engineering plastics for bearing applications
AbstractThe study investigates the effects of the roughness of the metal counterface (mirror finished or polished) on the coefficient of dry friction for some of the most common engineering plastics used in current bearing technology. The results show that an optimal roughness for minimum friction is likely to exist for any polymer, and it depends on the bulk properties of the polymer itself. “Soft” plastics characterized by a low modulus of elasticity exhibit better sliding behaviour on very smooth, mirror finished surfaces, whereas for high-modulus plastics lower friction is measured in combination with rougher, polished counterfaces. The influence of the contact pressure and sliding velocity are also investigated and found to depend on the layout of the tribological system.
Influence of counterface roughness on friction properties of engineering plastics for bearing applications
Quaglini, Virginio (author) / Dubini, Paolo (author) / Ferroni, Daniela (author) / Poggi, Carlo (author)
2008-07-15
9 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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