The Role of Microstructure in Ultralow Wear Fluoropolymer Composites
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Angela A. Pitenis; Sean R. Niemi; Eric O. McGhee; Morgan R. Jones; Kyle D. Schulze; Samuel M. Hart; Samantha L. Marshall; Juan Manuel Urueña
- Source
- Tribology Transactions. 62:135-143
- Subject
- Materials science
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Orders of magnitude (temperature)
Mechanical Engineering
02 engineering and technology
Surfaces and Interfaces
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Microstructure
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Wear resistance
chemistry.chemical_compound
020303 mechanical engineering & transports
0203 mechanical engineering
chemistry
Mechanics of Materials
Fluoropolymer
Composite material
0210 nano-technology
- Language
- ISSN
- 1547-397X
1040-2004
Past studies have shown that the inclusion of fillers in a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) matrix can improve wear resistance by nearly four orders of magnitude. These discoveries have prompted seve...