Tribology of polymeric nanocomposites : friction and wear of bulk materials and coatings

• Main Authors: Friedrich, Klaus, 1945- (Author), Schlarb, Alois K. (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2013.
• Edition: 2nd edition.
• Series: Engineering professional collection
• Subjects: Polymeric composites.; Nanostructured materials.; Tribology.; Polymers.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780444594648; 0444594647; 9780444594556; 0444594558; 9781299607392; 129960739X
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxv, 808 pages) : illustrations

A practical guide to the tribological qualities and applications of polymeric nanocomposites for engineers and designers Provides a complete reference to polmer nanocomposite material use in tribology from preparation through to selection and use. Explains the theory through examples of real-world a...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Tribological applications of polymers and their composites : past, present and future prospects
• chapter 2. The effect of nanoparticle fillers on transfer film formation and the tribological behavior of polymers
• chapter 3. Synergistic effects of nanoparticles and traditional tribofillers on sliding wear of polymeric hybrid composites
• chapter 4. The influence of nanoparticle fillers on the friction and wear behavior of polymer matrices
• chapter 5. Tribological behavior of polymer nanocomposites produced by dispersion of nanofillers in molten thermoplastics
• chapter 6. Sliding wear performance of epoxy-based nanocomposites
• chapter 7. Wear simulation of a polymer-steel sliding pair considering temperature- and time-dependent material properties
• chapter 8. On the friction and wear of carbon nanofiber-reinforced PEEK-based polymer composites
• chapter 9. Wear behavior of carbon nanotube-reinforced polyethylene and epoxy composites
• chapter 10. Tribological properties of carbon nanotube-reinforced composites
• chapter 11. Wear and wear maps of hard coatings
• chapter 12. Hybridized carbon nanocomposite thin films : synthesis, structures and tribological properties
• chapter 13. Sliding friction and wear of "nanomodified" and coated rubbers
• chapter 14. Scratch damage resistance of silica-based sol-gel coatings on polymeric substrates
• chapter 15. Scratch behavior of polymeric materials
• chapter 16. Wear and scratch damage in polymer nanocomposites
• chapter 17. Polytetrafluoroethylene matrix nanocomposites for tribological applications
• chapter 18. Development of nanostructured slide coatings for automotive components
• chapter 19. Friction and wear behavior of PEEK and its composite coatings
• chapter 20. Surface engineering with micro- and nanosized solid lubricants for enhanced performance of polymer composites and bearings
• chapter 21. Novel nanocomposites and hybrids for high-temperature lubricating coating applications
• chapter 22. A novel neural network approach for modeling tribological properties of PolyPhenylene sulfide reinforced on different scales.