In this study, the
chemical graft method was used to connect modified
graphene oxide (GO) and Fe
3
O
4
through covalent
bonds. To make full use of the tribological properties of graphene,
aligned graphene oxide@Fe
3
O
4
/waterborne polyurethane
(GO@Fe
3
O
4
/WPU) was prepared in a magnetic field
and tribological experiments were carried out on it. The GO@Fe
3
O
4
was characterized by Fourier transform infrared
(FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron
spectroscopy (XPS), and a transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
The characterization results show that Fe
3
O
4
is successfully loaded on the surface of GO and GO@Fe
3
O
4
has better dispersibility in WPU. Among the coatings
without alignment inducement of GO@Fe
3
O
4
, 0.5
wt % GO@Fe
3
O
4
/WPU has the lowest friction coefficient
and wear rate. In addition, the 0.5 wt % aligned GO@Fe
3
O
4
/WPU composite coating has the lowest friction coefficient
and wear rate compared with nonaligned and pure WPU coatings. The
excellent tribological properties of the aligned composite coating
come from its ability to quickly form a uniform and continuous transfer
film on the friction counterpair, which avoids direct friction between
the friction counterpair and the coating.