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JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE PART B-PHYSICS
Volume 55, Issue 6, Pages 627-641Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2016.1179248
Keywords
nano-SiC filled CF; PI composites; transfer film; tribological mechanism; tribological properties
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Carbon fabric reinforced thermoplastic polyimide composites have significant applications in the field of tribology. However, there are relatively few studies that have been focused on the investigation of these materials. In the present study, carbon fabric/polyimide (CF/PI) composites, reinforced further with SiC nanoparticles, were prepared by dip-coating and hot press molding methods. Rockwell hardness and flexural testing of the composites were conducted. The friction and wear behavior of the resulting carbon fabric composites were evaluated in a ring-on-block contact mode under dry sliding condition. The results showed that the SiC nanoparticles significantly improved the hardness and flexural strength when compared to the CF/PI composites without the SiC additions. The CF/PI composites reinforced with 5 vol% SiC nanoparticles demonstrated the most beneficial mechanical and tribological properties compared to the composites with greater and lesser SiC nanoparticles. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and optical microscopy (OM) were employed in order to study the mechanism of tribological behavior. A continuous and thin transfer film formed during the friction test of the composites led to a significant improvement of the tribological properties.
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