Tribology of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites: Effect of Fiber Length, Fiber Orientation, and Fiber Size
This chapter presents a brief account of the current state-of-the-art in the area of the tribology of fiber reinforced polymer composites. The important factors which determine the friction and wear properties of fibers from the surface modification are m
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Abstract This chapter presents a brief account of the current state-of-the-art in the area of the tribology of fiber reinforced polymer composites. The important factors which determine the friction and wear properties of fibers from the surface modification are mentioned here. Tribological trends for fiber reinforced polymer composites, both traditional and nanocomposites, are presented using data currently available in the literature. Variation in fiber length, fiber orientation, type of treatments and physical characteristics are significantly influence the tribological properties. Finally, based on our current understanding of this field, we have speculated upon some future trends and directions in the area of polymer tribology. Keywords Tribology · Polymer composite · Length · Orientation · Size
P. S. Sarath · S. C. George (B) Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirappally, Kottayam, Kerala, India e-mail: [email protected] P. S. Sarath e-mail: [email protected] R. Reghunath Department of Mechanical Engineering, N.S.S. Engineering College, Palakkad, Kerala, India e-mail: [email protected] J. T. Haponiuk Department of Polymer Technology, Chemical Faculty, University of Technology, G. Narutowicza Str. 11/12. Gdansk, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland e-mail: [email protected] S. Thomas Center for Energy Materials, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India e-mail: [email protected] © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021 M. T. Hameed Sultan et al. (eds.), Tribological Applications of Composite Materials, Composites Science and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9635-3_4
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1 Introduction Today composite materials are considered as the most promising candidates for replacing conventional metals in aerospace industries because of its high strength to weight ratio and low density (Friedrich 1986). Most of the machine parts are exposed to tribological loadings such as adhesive, abrasive etc. in their service. Therefore, tribological studies of materials have an important role in design mechanical parts. Studies confirm that the friction and wear behavior of polymeric materials can be improved by a lower adhesion and a higher stiffness and strength (Czichos and Habig 1992; Friedrich 1997; Reinicke et al. 1998). Application window of these polymer composites can be widened by using different kinds of multifunctional fiber reinforcements. Fibers in these materials are primary load carrying members and provide strength and rigidity while the polymer matrices maintain the alignment of fibers. By reinforcing with these fibers, dramatic improvement in mechanical properties can be achieved, along with more dimensional stability. It is also possible to tailor made the properties according to the end user requirements like enhanced wear resistance, corrosion resistance, moisture absorption etc. by using a variety of fibers in different polymeric matrices (Schwartz and Bahadur 2000; Zhang et al. 2006; Haupert et al. 2004; Werne
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