Singh, Jasbir and Ching, Yern Chee and Liu, De and Ching, Kuan and Razali, Shaifulazuar and Gan, Seng Neon (2018) Effects of PTFE Micro-Particles on the Fiber-Matrix Interface of Polyoxymethylene/Glass Fiber/Polytetrafluoroethylene Composites. Materials, 11 (11). p. 2164. ISSN 1996-1944, DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112164.
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Reinforcing polyoxymethylene (POM) with glass fibers (GF) enhances its mechanical properties, but at the expense of tribological performance. Formation of a transfer film to facilitate tribo-contact is compromised due to the abrasiveness of GF. As a solid lubricant, for example, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) significantly improves friction and wear resistance. The effects of chemically etched PTFE micro-particles on the fiber-matrix interface of POM/GF/PTFE composites have not been systematically characterized. The aim of this study is to investigate their tribological performance as a function of micro-PTFE blended by weight percentage. Samples were prepared by different compositions of PTFE (0, 1.7, 4.0, 9.5, 15.0 and 17.3 wt.%). The surface energy of PTFE micro-particles was increased by etching for 10 min using sodium naphthalene salt in tetrahydrofuran. Tribological performance was characterized through simultaneous acquisition of the coefficient of friction and wear loss on a reciprocating test rig in accordance to Procedure A of ASTM G133-95. Friction and wear resistance improved as the micro-PTFE weight ratio was increased. Morphology analysis of worn surfaces showed transfer film formation, encapsulating the abrasive GF. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) revealed increasing PTFE concentration from the GF surface interface region (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 μm).
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Ministry of Education Malaysia: FRGS grant no FP053-2015A, University Malaya research grants: PPP grant no PG062-2015B, UMRG grant no RP024C-13AET, RU grant no GPF033A-2018 and ST012-2017 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | coefficient of friction; wear; surface etch; PTFE; POM; interface |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QD Chemistry T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery T Technology > TP Chemical technology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Science > Department of Chemistry |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Mar 2019 08:49 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Mar 2019 08:49 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/20652 |
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