A Review on Tribological Behaviour of Polymeric Composites and Future Reinforcements

Abstract

Many different families of polymers are used in industries and engineering applications. The demands for studying the tribological behaviour of polymers and their composites are recently increased. This article briefs the most recent studies on the tribological behaviour of polymeric materials based on synthetic fibres. It reviews several factors which control the wear and frictional characteristics of such materials, that is, additives, fibres, interfacial adhesion, tribology environment, operating parameters, and composite geometry. In addition to that, new bioreinforcement (fibre) is introduced associated with preliminary results. The results showed that there is high potential of replacing the conventional reinforcement with the bioones.

Thermal, Mechanical and Rheological Behaviors of Nanocomposites Based on UHMWPE/Paraffin Oil/Carbon Nanofiller Obtained by Using Different Dispersion Techniques

“…Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) is a useful thermoplastic polymer that has many excellent properties, such as high mechanical features, bio-compatibility, chemical stability, good wear resistance, low friction and electrical insulation [1]. For these reasons, UHMWPE is widely utilized in technological applications in the field of medicine, biomaterials, microelectronics, engineering, chemistry and the food industry among many others [2][3][4].…”

Wear Characterizations of Polyoxymethylene (POM) Reinforced with Carbon Nanotubes (POM/CNTs) Using the Paraffin Oil Dispersion Technique

“…This is because POM has high mechanical strength and unique properties such as excellent abrasion resistance, low friction coefficient, fatigue resistance, noiseless performance, lightweight, oil-less conditions, mouldability, higher melting point and low cost [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. As such POM is considered as a major class of tribopolymers widely used in wear applications.…”

Tribological properties of carbon fiber-reinforced aluminum composites processed by spark plasma sintering

“…Thus, most of the research and studies have focused on the homogenous features of metal-matrix composite processing to improve the tribological behavior. For instance, it has been confirmed that dispersing CFs throughout the polymer [5,6], ceramic [7][8][9], and metal [10-13] matrices reduce the overall friction coefficients and wear rates. While most research has emphasized the importance of processing parameters (such as wt% of CF in the matrix) in achieving low friction traits, it is also crucial to study the influence of structural modifications on the mechanical properties of composites.…”