Friction and Wear Behavior of Moglice Polymer Composite through Dry Sliding Ball-on-Flat Reciprocating Test
This paper presents an experimental evaluation of friction and wear properties of a composite material-moglice - made by Diamant Metallplastic GmbH company, from Germany. This material is a polymeric matrix reinforced with particles of cristobalite (αSiO2) and molybdenum disulphide (MoS2). The material is recommended by the manufacturer for repairing metal parts. This material was tribologically tested in dry friction conditions, on a ball on flat configuration, using the reciprocating method, on a CETR UMT-2 tribometer (Bruker Corporation). The counterpart was a steel ball. The tests were performed at room temperature in normal conditions of relative humidity of 40-60% using an average sliding speed of 3.5 mm/s. The tests were carried out at normal loads of 20, 30, 40 and 50N over a sliding distance of 100 m. The wear traces obtained were optically examined with μSCAN laser profilometer (NANOFOCUS).