The effect of applied load and sliding speed on the tribological properties of Nylon 6 and ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene

2014 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 498-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huseyin Unal ◽  
Salih Hakan Yetgin ◽  
Fehim Findik
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
High Molecular Weight ◽  
Polymer Material ◽  
Nylon 6 ◽  
Sliding Speed ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Aisi 4140 Steel ◽  
Aisi 4140 ◽  
Engineering Polymers ◽  
Ultra High Molecular Weight

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 – The friction coefficients of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) and Nylon 6 polymers, as opposed to AISI 4140 steel, reduced with the increment of applied loads. With the increment of sliding speed, the friction coefficient increased in both UHMWPE and Nylon 6 polymers. The specific wear rate of the UHMWPE polymer was determined to be about 10-14 m2/N, whereas the rate of Nylon 6 was determined to be 10-13 m2/N. Practical implications – The aim of the study was to find the best performance polymer material to be used in railway car bogies. Originality/value – The friction and wear performance of UHMWPE and Nylon 6 engineering polymers were studied and compared to their AISI 4140 steel counterparts. It is an original work and it is not published in any media.

SiO2 modified graphene oxide hybrids for improving fretting wear performance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaocui Xin ◽  
Yunxia Wang ◽  
Zhaojie Meng ◽  
Fengyuan Yan
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Wear Resistance ◽  
High Molecular Weight ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Fretting Wear ◽  
Wear Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Modified Graphene Oxide ◽  
Modified Graphene ◽  
Ultra High Molecular Weight

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the fretting wear performance of ultra-high-molecular-weight-polyethene (UHMWPE) with addition of GO and SiO2. Design/methodology/approach In this study, GO were synthesized and SiO2 nanoparticles were grafted onto GO. The effect of nanofiller on fretting wear performance of UHMWPE was investigated. Findings The results indicated that GO was successfully synthesized and SiO2 nanoparticles successfully grafted onto GO. Incorporation of GS was beneficial for the reduction in friction and the improvement in wear resistance of UHMWPE. GO was beneficial for reducing friction coefficient, while SiO2 was good for improving wear resistance. There existed a tribological synergistic effect between GO nanosheet and SiO2 nanoparticles. Research limitations/implications The hybrids of GS were promising nanofiller for improving the fretting wear performance of UHMWPE. Originality/value The main originality of the research is to reveal the effect of GO and SiO2 nanoparticles on fretting behavior of UHMWPE. The result indicated hybrids of GS were promising nanofiller for improving the fretting wear performance of UHMWPE.

Fretting wear behavior of WS2/ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene nanocomposites

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaocui Xin ◽  
Yunxia Wang ◽  
Zhaojie Meng ◽  
Hao Liu ◽  
Yunfeng Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Wear Rate ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
High Molecular Weight ◽  
Fretting Wear ◽  
Specific Wear Rate ◽  
Wear Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ultra High Molecular Weight

Purpose This paper aims to focus on studying the addition of nano-tungsten disulfide (WS2) on fretting wear performance of ultra-high-molecular-weight-polyethylene (UHMWPE). Design/methodology/approach In this study, the effect of WS2 content on fretting wear performance of UHMWPE was investigated. The fretting wear performance of the UHMWPE and WS2/UHMWPE nanocomposites were evaluated on oscillating reciprocating friction and wear tester. The data of the friction coefficient and the specific wear rate were obtained. The worn surfaces of composites were observed. The transfer film and its component were analyzed. Findings With the addition of 0.5% WS2, the friction coefficient and specific wear rate increased. With the content increased to 1% and 1.5%, the friction coefficient and specific wear rate decreased. The lowest friction coefficient and specific wear rate were obtained with the addition of 1.5% nano-WS2. Continuingly increasing content, the friction coefficient and wear rate increased but lower than that of pure UHMWPE. Research limitations/implications The research indicated the fretting wear performance related to the content of nano-WS2 with the incorporation of WS2 into UHMWPE. Practical implications The result may help to choose the appropriate content. Originality/value The main originality of the research is to reveal the fretting behavior of UHMWPE and WS2/UHMWPE nanocomposites. It makes us realize the nano-WS2 had an effect on the fretting wear performance of UHMWPE. Peer review The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/ILT-04-2020-0151/

scholarly journals Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight-Polyethylene (UHMWPE) as a Promising Polymer Material for Biomedical Applications: A Concise Review

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muzamil Hussain ◽  
Rizwan Ali Naqvi ◽  
Naseem Abbas ◽  
Shahzad Masood Khan ◽  
Saad Nawaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Wear Resistance ◽  
High Molecular Weight ◽  
Polymer Material ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Surface Modifications ◽  
High Wear Resistance ◽  
Concise Review ◽  
Ultra High Molecular Weight

Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) is used in biomedical applications due to its high wear-resistance, ductility, and biocompatibility. A great deal of research in recent decades has focused on further improving its mechanical and tribological performances in order to provide durable implants in patients. Several methods, including irradiation, surface modifications, and reinforcements have been employed to improve the tribological and mechanical performance of UHMWPE. The effect of these modifications on tribological and mechanical performance was discussed in this review.

Unit-cell-based derivation of the material models for armor-grade composites with different architectures of ultra-high molecular-weight polyethylene fibers

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 458-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mica Grujicic ◽  
Jennifer Snipes ◽  
S Ramaswami ◽  
Vasudeva Avuthu ◽  
Chian-Fong Yen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
High Molecular Weight ◽  
Fiber Reinforcement ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Transverse Impact ◽  
Ballistic Performance ◽  
Material Models ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ultra High Molecular Weight ◽  
Polyethylene Fibers

Purpose – Traditionally, an armor-grade composite is based on a two-dimensional (2D) architecture of its fiber reinforcements. However, various experimental investigations have shown that armor-grade composites based on 2D-reinforcement architectures tend to display inferior through-the-thickness mechanical properties, compromising their ballistic performance. To overcome this problem, armor-grade composites based on three-dimensional (3D) fiber-reinforcement architectures have recently been investigated experimentally. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – In the present work, continuum-level material models are derived, parameterized and validated for armor-grade composite materials, having four (two 2D and two 3D) prototypical reinforcement architectures based on oriented ultra-high molecular-weight polyethylene fibers. To properly and accurately account for the effect of the reinforcement architecture, the appropriate unit cells (within which the constituent materials and their morphologies are represented explicitly) are constructed and subjected to a series of virtual mechanical tests (VMTs). The results obtained are used within a post-processing analysis to derive and parameterize the corresponding homogenized-material models. One of these models (specifically, the one for 0°/90° cross-collimated fiber architecture) was directly validated by comparing its predictions with the experimental counterparts. The other models are validated by examining their physical soundness and details of their predictions. Lastly, the models are integrated as user-material subroutines, and linked with a commercial finite-element package, in order to carry out a transient non-linear dynamics analysis of ballistic transverse impact of armor-grade composite-material panels with different reinforcement architectures. Findings – The results obtained clearly revealed the role the reinforcement architecture plays in the overall ballistic limit of the armor panel, as well as in its structural and damage/failure response. Originality/value – To the authors’ knowledge, the present work is the first reported attempt to assess, computationally, the utility and effectiveness of 3D fiber-reinforcement architectures for ballistic-impact applications.

Tribological Properties and Microstructure Evolution of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene

1999 ◽  
Vol 121 (2) ◽  
pp. 394-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Klapperich ◽  
K. Komvopoulos ◽  
L. Pruitt
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Wear Rate ◽  
High Molecular Weight ◽  
Contact Pressure ◽  
Wear Debris ◽  
Third Body ◽  
Sliding Speed ◽  
Delamination Wear ◽  
Ultra High Molecular Weight

The friction and wear properties of unmodified ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) were investigated experimentally. Dinks of semicrystalline UHMWPE were slid against polished CoCrWNi pins in bovine serum at ranges of contact pressure and sliding speed typical of those encountered in total joint replacements. The coefficient of friction was monitored continuously during testing, and the wear rate was determined from surface profilometry measurements of worn disk surfaces accounting for strain relaxation. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results demonstrated that surface deterioration comprises adhesion, third-body abrasion by polyethylene wear debris, and delamination wear. The contribution of these mechanisms to the overall wear rate and the formation of wear debris depends predominantly on the contact pressure and secondarily on the sliding speed. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) yielded new insight into the evolution of the microstructure morphology of UHMWPE during sliding. Cross sections parallel to the wear tracks obtained from various depths were analyzed with the TEM to develop a spatial mapping of the subsurface microstructure as a function of contact pressure. Alignment of crystalline regions (lamellae) in the polyethylene microstructure parallel to the sliding surface was found to occur during sliding even at relatively low contact pressures. SEM observations suggested that the highly oriented microstructure is the precursor to delamination wear, leading to the formation of wear particles larger than those produced by adhesion and third-body abrasion at the contact interface.

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