Wear, Friction and Temperature Monitoring of Polyphenylene Sulphide Composites Under Dry Sliding Regime

Abstract

Two polyphenylene sulphide matrix-based composites were investigated: PPS GF 40 (PPS -polyphenylene sulphide +40% glass fibers) and PPS PVX (PPS -polyphenylene sulphide +10% PTFE+10% carbon fibers +10% graphite). The tribological properties of these composites were tested on a Universal Tribometer UMT-2 (CETR) apparatus (pin-on-disc test).