Open AccessFriction and Wear of Polymer Composites Filled by Nano-Particles: A Review
Author(s) -
Ayman A. Aly,
El-Shafei B. Zeidan,
AbdAllah A. Alshennawy,
Aly A. El-Masry,
Wahid A. Wasel
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of nano science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2161-4962
pISSN - 2161-4954
DOI - 10.4236/wjnse.2012.21006
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , tribology , filler (materials) , composite number , polymer , nano , wear resistance , matrix (chemical analysis) , nanoscopic scale , nanotechnology
Composites formed by adding nano-scale particles to a polymer matrix results in improving electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties of the composite. Good tribological properties can be obtained for polymers filled with nano-scale fillers compared to that filled with micro-scale particles. The friction and wear resistance of these composites is found to increase with increasing filler concentration. It is also possible to use multi-functional fillers to develop high performance composites which cannot be achieved by using a single filler