Friction and wear behavior of three-dimensional braided carbon fiber/epoxy composites under lubricated sliding conditions

Mechanical and tribological properties of epoxy matrix composites modified with microencapsulated mixture of wax lubricant and multi-walled carbon nanotubes

“…However, solid additives cannot always give desired tribological properties of PCs. Wang and co-workers [8] reported that the use of liquid paraffin during tribological test improved the wear resistance of epoxy composites by reducing the friction of the composites. Although a liquid lubricant can improve the tribological performance of polymers, a degradation of materials caused by absorption and osmosis of the lubricant into them may limit the application of materials [8,9].…”

“…Wang and co-workers [8] reported that the use of liquid paraffin during tribological test improved the wear resistance of epoxy composites by reducing the friction of the composites. Although a liquid lubricant can improve the tribological performance of polymers, a degradation of materials caused by absorption and osmosis of the lubricant into them may limit the application of materials [8,9]. Guo et al [10] reported that incorporation of microencapsulated lubricant in epoxy matrices could overcome the above mentioned problems because the sustainably released lubricant from broken microcapsules during sliding lubricated rubbing surfaces.…”

Mechanical and three-body abrasive wear behaviour of three-dimensional glass fabric reinforced vinyl ester composite

“…While many investigations have focused attention on the sliding wear behaviour of polymer composites, the data related to three-body abrasive wear investigation of polymer composites is limited [10][11][12]. Very little has been reported on the effect of 3D fabric reinforced polymer composites on mechanical and tribological behaviour [13][14][15]. A study by Wan et al [15] has shown that under lubricated sliding conditions, 3D braided carbon fiber/epoxy composite exhibited markedly lower friction coefficients and specific wear rates.…”

Multifunctional polymeric composites with wear-resistant, toughening, and self-healing features

“…In most cases, external liquid lubricants can further improve the tribological properties of polymer-based composites compared to dry sliding [21,22]. Regardless of under dry or lubrication condition, repeated sliding or rolling contact under long-term tribological service easily induces surface damages in those materials in forms of worn surface or surface indepth microcracks, which may bring significant failure risk to the whole structure.…”