...Muammel M. Hanon; Róbert Marczis; László Zsidai Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of three-dimensional (3D)-printing process settings (particularly print orientation) on the tribological properties of different polymers. Design/methodology/approach In this study, fused...

...Nikolai K. Myshkin; Alexander Kovalev Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the advances in mechanics and tribology of polymers and polymer-based materials. It is focused on the understanding of the correlation of contact mechanics and the tribological behavior of polymers and polymer...

... the effect of the different length of carbon fiber on polyimide matrix composites to prepare mechanical parts in mining industrial fields. Juan Wu can be contacted at: wujuanz@163.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Polymers Tribology Friction Wear resistance Carbon fiber...

.... The results that obtained in this paper may offer a reference for others who intend to achieve attractive fabric composites with excellent tribological performance. ZhongWei Yin can be contacted at: yinzw@sjtu.edu.cn © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Polymers Bearings Tribology Wear...

... rates. Originality/value – While fabric-reinforced polymers take place in most of the studies conducted on erosive wear of composites, studies involving erosion on composites with filler materials can hardly be encountered. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Optimization techniques...

... decreased from 1.2 × 10−6 to 8.7 × 10−6 mm3/m with an increase in wollastonite content, depending on applied loads. Originality/value – There are many reports which deal with the friction and wear performance of the polymers and polymer composites. However, the effect of wollastonite effect...

... be contacted at: haseeb@um.edu.my © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Polymers Wear Lubricants Due to the importance of PMMA/stainless steel tribopairs in joint replacement, a number of studies were devoted to the system. The degradation of PMMA and 316L stainless steel occurred...

...Huseyin Unal; Salih Hakan Yetgin; Fehim Findik Purpose – The purpose of the study was to find the best performance polymer material to be used in railway car bogies. Design/methodology/approach – Wear tests and optical and scanning electron microscopy were used. Findings...

.... Design/methodology/approach – The composites were prepared by a pre-polymer method. The properties were measured with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetry analysis (TGA). The friction and wear characteristic of the composites were examined with MRH-3 friction-abrasion...

...Dewan Muhammad Nuruzzaman; Mohammad Asaduzzaman Chowdhury; Mohammad Lutfar Rahaman Purpose The present paper seeks to report the effect of duration of rubbing on friction coefficient for different polymer and composite materials. Variations of friction coefficient and wear rate with the normal...

...Włodzimierz Ochoński Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present short characteristics of shape memory alloys (SMA) and shape memory polymers (SMP) and some examples of application of these materials in industrial sealing technology. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, short...

... Publishing Limited 2010 Additives Tribology Lubrication Polyolefins Polymers As is now well known, anti‐wear (AW) and extreme pressure (EP) additives in lubricating oil play very important roles in boundary lubrication. Tribologists and lubrication engineers have been striving...

... and non‐dimensional parameters defining the polymer flow behaviour. The flow types formed in the extruder channel are defined and the relationship between the flow with the extruder geometry is examined. Findings The theoretical model developed is capable of estimating the hydrodynamic behaviour...

...H. Unal; F. Findik Purpose The present study aims to find out the best polymer/polymer pair in electrical insulating applications. Moreover, the effects of different polymer counterpart and applied load on the friction and wear behaviour of PA 46 + 30%GFR and unfilled PA 66 thermoplastic polymers...

...F.T. Seyidov; Y. Mansoori; J. Taghi Nezhad Purpose This paper seeks to address the preparation of new compositions of hydrophobicizing liquids as release agent for press moulds in the production of plastic articles of all kinds of polymers. Design/methodology/approach Mixtures of thermo‐stable...

...J. Bijwe; Nidhi Purpose Poly‐ether‐ether‐ketone (PEEK), a specialty polymer, does not have any tribo‐utility as a bearing material in a virgin form since it exhibits quite a high coefficient of friction (μ) and stick‐slip behavior. The present paper seeks to deal with the adhesive wear...

.... Relative, intrinsic and characteristic viscosities are calculated from the experimental data. Findings The thickening ability of linear polymers from butadiene‐styrene and alkyl methacrylate in a synthetic oil of ester type (trimethylolpropane pelargonate) is clarified. The conformation...

...H. Unal; A. Mimaroglu The tribological problems of polymers have received more attention because of their suitability for fabricating machine elements in food industry, which require self lubrication environment. In this investigation, we studied and explored the influence of test speed and load...

...Min Zhi Rong; Ming Qiu Zhang; Hong Liu; Hanmin Zeng; Bernd Wetzel; Klaus Friedrich Nanocomposites represent a new prospective branch in the huge field of polymer materials science and technology. It has been shown that an overall enhancement of properties of polymers can be achieved under certain...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Glacier Bearings Polymers Another bearing first from Glacier Keywords: Glacier, Bearings, Polymers Glacier Industrial Bearings believes it is the first bearing manufacturer to offer high performance, multi-material injection moulded...