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Mechanical and tribological properties of polyoxymethylene modified with nanoparticles and solid lubricants
Author(s) -
Sun LanHui,
Yang ZhenGuo,
Li XiaoHui
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.21150
Subject(s) - polyoxymethylene , materials science , tribology , composite material , nanocomposite , lubricant , polytetrafluoroethylene , nanoparticle , dry lubricant , lubrication , ultimate tensile strength , lubricity , polymer , nanotechnology
Polyoxymethylene (POM) composites modified with nanoparticles, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and MoS 2 were prepared by a twin‐screw extruder. The effect of nanoparticles and solid lubricant PTFE/MoS 2 on mechanical and tribological properties of the composites were studied. Tribological tests were conducted on an Amsler friction and wear tester using a block‐on‐ring arrangement under dry sliding and oil lubricated conditions, respectively. The results showed that generally speaking POM nanocomposites had better stiffness and tribological properties than corresponding POM composites attributed to the high surface energy of nanoparticles, except that the tensile strength of three composites and dry‐sliding tribological properties of POM/3%Al 2 O 3 nanocomposite decreased due to the agglomeration of nanoparticles. Tribological properties differed under dry sliding and oil lubricated conditions. The friction coefficient and wear volume of POM nanocomposites under oil lubricated condition decreased significantly. The increased deformation resistance supported the increased wear resistance of POM nanocomposites. POM/PTFE/MoS 2 /3%Al 2 O 3 nanocomposite had the best mechanical and tribological properties of all three composites, which was attributed to the synergistic effect of nanoparticles and PTFE/MoS 2 . POLYM. ENG. SCI., 2008. © 2008 Society of Plastics Engineers