Synergism is noted to expedite the material degradation kinetics in wear-corrosion systems. Over the years, many wear-corrosion contact configurations have been explored to grade materials in application oriented environments. Current investigation focuses on quantifying the synergy of abrasion-corrosion in a two-body abrasive wear configuration wh...
This study aims at investigating the tribological behaviour of several unfilled polymer materials sliding against 316L stainless steel in distilled water. The tests were carried out in a unidirectional pin-on-disc configuration with an initial apparent contact pressure of 5MPa at room temperature. The worn surfaces were examined using scanning elec...
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Published in Tribology Letters
Short carbon fibre-reinforced thermoplastic polyimides (30 wt%) often show high and unstable coefficients of friction. In this study, the effects of internal lubrication by polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) (15 wt%) or silicon oil (15 wt%) have been investigated using a reciprocating cylinder-on-plate test under 50–100 N normal loads and 0.3–1.2 m/s s...
