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Phenomenology of surface failure of poly(methylmethacrylate) resulting from rolling contact fatigue
Author(s) -
Hosseini S. M.,
Stolarski T. A.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1995.070560302
Subject(s) - materials science , polymer , composite material , phenomenology (philosophy) , surface (topology) , phenomenological model , fatigue testing , physics , condensed matter physics , philosophy , mathematics , geometry , epistemology
Abstract Results of phenomenological study into the forms of surface failure of poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) are presented. Surface failure of the polymer resulted from rolling contact fatigue produced in a model configuration consisting of a PMMA disc with nominally flat surface loaded against three steel balls able to roll free over the surface of the disc. It was found that the performance of the polymer under the test conditions used is influenced by lubricating medium and the main form of failure is of surface fatigue type. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.