Friction and Wear Properties of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Composites

2011 ◽  
Vol 284-286 ◽  
pp. 2380-2383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Li ◽  
Chi Lan Cai
Keyword(s):  
Friction And Wear ◽  
Fiber Volume Fraction ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Wear Properties ◽  
Fiber Volume ◽  
Rotating Speed ◽  
Polypropylene Composites ◽  
Linear Evolution ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Friction And Wear Properties

The friction and wear properties of carbon fibers (CF) reinforced polypropylene (PP) composite were studied. The influences of the fiber volume fraction, load applied, rotating speed, and wear mechanism were discussed. The results indicated that CF/PP composite had better tribological properties than pure PP. The friction coefficient and wear mass loss decreased with the fiber volume fraction increased, but increased as the load and rotating speed increased, respectively. CF reduced direct contact between the matrix and counterpart and improved the wear resistance of CF/PP composite greatly. The wear displayed a linear evolution in all the range of load. Surfaces after wear tests were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

Determination of fiber volume fraction in a cured laminate

2021 ◽  
pp. 002199832110112
Author(s):  
Qing Yang Steve Wu ◽  
Nan Zhang ◽  
Weng Heng Liew ◽  
Vincent Lim ◽  
Xiping Ni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Fiber Volume Fraction ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Matrix Material ◽  
Volume Ratio ◽  
Gravimetric Analysis ◽  
Fiber Volume ◽  
Laser Ultrasonic ◽  
The Matrix

Propagation of ultrasonic wave in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) is greatly influenced by the material’s matrix, resins and fiber volume ratio. Laser ultrasonic broadband spectral technique has been demonstrated for porosity and fiber volume ratio extraction on unidirection aligned CFRP laminates. Porosity in the matrix materials can be calculated by longitudinal wave attenuation and accurate fiber volume ratio can be derived by combined velocity through the high strength carbon fiber and the matrix material with further consideration of porosity effects. The results have been benchmarked by pulse-echo ultrasonic tests, gas pycnometer and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). The potentials and advantages of the laser ultrasonic technique as a non-destructive evaluation method for CFRP carbon fiber volume fraction evaluation were demonstrated.

Water Absorption, Friction and Wear Behaviors of Polypropylene Composites Filled with Hydroxyapatite

2017 ◽  
Vol 733 ◽  
pp. 60-64
Author(s):  
Munir Tasdemir ◽  
Ozkan Gulsoy
Keyword(s):  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Wear Rate ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Polymer Composites ◽  
Friction And Wear ◽  
Wear Properties ◽  
Polypropylene Composites ◽  
Friction And Wear Properties

In the present work, the friction and wear properties of Polypropylene (PP) based composites filled with Hydroxyapatite (HA) particles were studied. Fillers contents in the PP were 10, 20, and 30 wt%. The effects of hydroxyapatite ratio on the water absorption, friction and wear properties of the polymer composites is presented. The result showed that the addition of HA to the composite changed the water absorption, friction coefficient and wear rate.

Development of Generalized Plane-Strain Tensors for the Concentric Cylinder

1995 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 590-594
Author(s):  
N. Chandra ◽  
Zhiyum Xie
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Volume Fraction ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Transformation Strain ◽  
Inclusion Problem ◽  
Infinite Domain ◽  
Concentric Cylinder ◽  
Finite Radius ◽  
Fiber Volume ◽  
Thermal Residual Stresses ◽  
The Matrix

A pair of two new tensors called GPS tensors S and D is proposed for the concentric cylindrical inclusion problem. GPS tensor S relates the strain in the inclusion constrained by the matrix of finite radius to the uniform transformation strain (eigenstrain), whereas tensor D relates the strain in the matrix to the same eigenstrain. When the cylindrical matrix is of infinite radius, tensor S reduces to the appropriate Eshelby’s tensor. Explicit expressions to evaluate thermal residual stresses σr, σθ and σz in the matrix and the fiber using tensor D and tensor S, respectively, are developed. Since the geometry of the present problem is of finite radius, the effect of fiber volume fraction on the stress distribution can be easily studied. Results for the thermal residual stress distributions are compared with Eshelby’s infinite domain solution and finite element results for a specified fiber volume fraction.

The Influence of Alloy Chemistry on Controlling Fiber Volume Fraction in Ni-Base Mc Aligned Eutectics

1981 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. Jackson ◽  
J. L. Walter
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Volume Fraction ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Major Influence ◽  
Ideal Solution ◽  
Fiber Volume ◽  
Strong Function ◽  
Alloy Chemistry ◽  
Ideal Solution Behavior ◽  
Small Influence ◽  
The Matrix

ABSTRACTFor the Ni-base TaC eutectics, it has been shown previously that carbide volume fraction is a strong function of Ta/C ratio. Now in a number of Ni,Cr-TaC and Ni,Cr,Al-TaC alloys, Cr has been observed to have only a small influence on volume fraction of carbide, while Al has a major influence acting to decrease the volume fraction. The Al present in the matrix causes the phase equilibrium to approach that of a much greater Ta/C ratio. This analysis has been extended to more complex NiTaC alloys as well. For the simple Ni-Cr-Ta-C alloys, creep behavior has been studied as a function of volume fraction of carbide.Other carbide systems have been evaluated as well, including TiC and NbC. A general understanding of volume fraction differences between these systems and TaC can be reached by consideration of ideal solution behavior and the appropriate phase diagrams.

Effect of Fiber Volume Fraction on High Temperature Creep of Al2O3-SiO2(sf)/AZ91D Composite

2011 ◽  
Vol 474-476 ◽  
pp. 548-552
Author(s):  
Jun Tian
Keyword(s):  
Creep Resistance ◽  
Fiber Volume Fraction ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Matrix Alloy ◽  
Short Fiber ◽  
Tensile Creep ◽  
Short Fibers ◽  
Creep Tests ◽  
Fiber Volume ◽  
The Matrix

Constant stress tensile creep tests were conducted on AZ91D–20 vol.%, 25 vol.%, and 30 vol.% Al2O3-SiO2short fiber composites and on an unreinforced AZ91D matrix alloy. The creep resistance of the reinforced materials is shown to be considerably improved compared with the matrix alloy. With the increasing volume fraction of short fibers, the creep resistance of AZ91D composites is improved, and their creep threshold stresses are also increased accordingly. Because of the increasing volume fraction of short fibers, loads of bearing and transmission of short fibers will increase, and thus the creep resistance of AZ91D composites further improves, but the precipitation of β-Mg17Al12precipitate increases in the number, it is easy to soften coarse, so that threshold stress of AZ91D composite does not increase greatly.

Single and repeated low-velocity impact response of E-glass fiber-reinforced epoxy and polypropylene composites for different impactor shapes

2019 ◽  
pp. 089270571988691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akar Dogan
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Fiber Volume Fraction ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Low Velocity Impact ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Low Velocity ◽  
Fiber Volume ◽  
Velocity Impact ◽  
Polypropylene Composites ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced

This study focuses on the effects of low-velocity impact (LVI) response of thermoset (TS) and thermoplastic (TP) matrix-based composites. In this study, the effects of the impactor shapes on the low-velocity impact response of the composite panels that produced from different matrix was investigated. Unidirectional E-glass fiber fabrics with an areal density of 300 g/m2 as reinforcement and epoxy matrix were used to produce TS composite. The vacuum-assisted resin infusion molding (VARIM) method was used to manufacture composite panels. The thermoplastic composites were manufactured with E-glass fiber-reinforced polypropylene prepregs. The tensile strength of TS matrix-based composites is higher than TP matrix-based composites that have the same fiber volume fraction. Despite being under the same impact energy, the TP specimens possess higher perforation threshold than TS specimens. The shape of the impactor significantly affected the perforation threshold. Besides, the impact number that caused perforation reduced dramatically in conical impactor. The repeated impact number that caused perforation is 36 for hemispherical (HS) impactor, but it is only 3 for conical impactor for polypropylene matrix-based composite. Moreover, a significant effect of fiber volumetric ratio on impact resistance was observed. The perforation threshold of glass fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites for 40% and 50% fiber volume fraction are 61 and 98 J, respectively. The perforation threshold of TP and TS specimens for HS impactor that has the same stacking sequence is 61 and 55 J, respectively.

Experimental Investigation of Interface Properties in SiC Fiberreinforced Reaction-Bonded Silicon Nitride Matrix Composites

1994 ◽  
Vol 365 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.I. Eldridge ◽  
R.T. Bhatt
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Volume Fraction ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Ceramic Matrix Composites ◽  
Interfacial Properties ◽  
Interface Properties ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Fiber Volume ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Push Out ◽  
Spacing Method

ABSTRACTInterfacial properties of 1-D SiC/RBSN composites were measured by the matrix crack spacing method and by the fiber push-out method, and the results were compared. The composites consisted of 8 to 33 vol% of aligned SCS-6 SiC fibers (142 μm diameter) in a relatively porous (20 to 40 vol%) Si3N4 matrix. The effects of fiber volume fraction and test temperature on the interfacial properties have been investigated. The advantages and limitations of both methods in evaluating the interface properties of fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composites and the factors influencing the interfacial measurements are discussed.

Study on Friction and Wear Properties of Water Lubricated Rubber Bearing

2013 ◽  
Vol 423-426 ◽  
pp. 920-924 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Yi Liao ◽  
Bo Xin ◽  
Qi Biao Li
Keyword(s):  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Friction And Wear ◽  
Butadiene Rubber ◽  
Wear Properties ◽  
Rotating Speed ◽  
Abrasion Loss ◽  
Rubber Bearing ◽  
Friction And Wear Mechanisms ◽  
Friction And Wear Properties ◽  
Two Parameters

The friction and wear properties of the water lubricated rubber bearing, made of the nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), were studied in this article. The results showed that adding the appropriate amounts of carbon black and molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) could reduce the friction coefficient and the abrasion loss to the minimum values. Meanwhile, the general laws of the two parameters with different loads, rotational speeds and lubricant media have been discovered: the values of friction coefficient and abrasion loss of the rubber bearing, lubricated in both water and seawater, increase firstly and then gradually decrease with the increasing loads.When the loads exceed 500N, the values increase drastically. And the values of friction coefficient and abrasion loss decline with the increasing rotating speed. Moreover, the values of these two parameters in seawater were a little bit higher than those in water. The friction and wear mechanisms of water lubricated rubber bearing were also discussed..

Development of beneficial residual stresses in glass fiber epoxy composites through fiber prestressing

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (13-14) ◽  
pp. 487-498
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Mohamed ◽  
Siddhartha Brahma ◽  
Haibin Ning ◽  
Selvum Pillay
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Tensile Testing ◽  
Compressive Residual Stress ◽  
Fiber Volume Fraction ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Fiber Volume ◽  
New Approach ◽  
The Matrix

The undesired residual stresses in fiber reinforced polymer composites are developed during their manufacturing processes due to the thermal and chemical shrinkage of the polymer matrix, which negatively affect the performance of the composites. Applying tensile stress to the reinforcement fibers during the curing of the matrix can reduce or eliminate the undesired residual stresses. Furthermore, the undesired tensile residual stress within the matrix can be replaced with beneficial compressive residual stress which can improve the mechanical properties of the composites. In this study, theoretical stress analysis was performed in order to determine the value of the optimum compressive residual stress that is associated with the highest tensile strength. This value was determined based on the tensile testing result of prestressed composites with a 40% fiber volume fraction. For the composites with different fiber volume fractions, a new approach was introduced to estimate the optimum fiber prestressing level which generates the optimum compressive residual stress within the matrix and consequently, the highest tensile strength can be achieved. In order to validate this approach experimentally, prestressed composites with 25 and 30% fiber volume fraction were prepared by applying the estimated optimum fiber prestressing levels during curing of matrix and tensile testing was performed. The result of the stress analysis showed that the value of the optimum compressive residual stress corresponding to the highest tensile strength is 2.5 MPa approximately. The tensile testing results confirmed the validity of the new approach in estimating the optimum fiber prestressing level for the composites with different fiber volume fractions. For both prestressed composites with 25 and 30% fiber volume fraction, the highest tensile strength was achieved when the theoretically estimated optimum fiber prestressing level was applied to the fibers during the curing of the matrix.

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