...Jiayuan Yan; Xiaoliang Zhang; Yanming Wang Purpose As a high-performance engineering plastic, polyimide (PI) is widely used in the aerospace, electronics and automotive industries. This paper aims to review the latest progress in the tribological properties of PI-based composites, especially...

...Peng Cai; Chengpeng Xu; Fei Zheng; Jingfu Song; Gai Zhao Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of lanthana (La₂O₃) on the mechanical and tribological properties of polyimide (PI). Design/methodology/approach The mechanical and tribological...

...Yafeng Zhang; Shaohua Zhang; Gang Zhou; Jiang Zhang; Tao Qing; Ningning Zhou Purpose Random point-contact between the space bearing retainer and the rolling elements may cause wear of the space bearing retainer. The paper aims to clarify the friction and wear behaviors of polyimide bearing...

...Yuanhao Yu; Jingfu Song; Gai Zhao; Qingjun Ding Purpose This paper aims to study the effect of different rare earth oxide on the tribological properties of polyimide (PI) nanocomposites based on the CNT and GO reinforcements. Design/methodology/approach The PI nanocomposites filled...