Tribological properties of short carbon fibers reinforced epoxy composites

Nay Win Khun; He Zhang; Lee Hoon Lim; Chee Yoon Yue; Xiao Hu; Jinglei Yang

doi:10.1007/s40544-014-0043-5

Tribological properties of short carbon fibers reinforced epoxy composites

Nay Win Khun, He Zhang, Lee Hoon Lim, Chee Yoon Yue, Xiao Hu, Jinglei Yang^*

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Nanyang Technological University

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Abstract

Short carbon fiber (SCF) reinforced epoxy composites with different SCF contents were developed to investigate their tribological properties. The friction coefficient and wear of the epoxy composites slid in a circular path against a steel pin inclined at 45° to a vertical axis and a steel ball significantly decreased with increased SCF content due to the solid lubricating effect of SCFs along with the improved mechanical strength of the composites. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) observation showed that the epoxy composites had less sensitive to surface fatigue caused by the repeated sliding of the counterparts than the epoxy. The tribological results clearly showed that the incorporation of SCFs was an effective way to improve the tribological properties of the epoxy composites.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	226-239
Number of pages	14
Journal	Friction
Volume	2
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-014-0043-5
Publication status	Published - Sept 1 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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epoxy composite
friction
short carbon fiber
wear

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