Wear-resistant polytetrafluoroethylene via electron irradiation©

Lubrication Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 489-495

  Blanchet, Thierry A ^a,b   Peng, Yih Lih ^a  

^a STLE ^*

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Polymeric materials; Wear

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTRONS; FRICTION; HARDNESS; IRRADIATION; STAINLESS STEEL; WEAR RESISTANCE;

PLATE LIKE DEBRIS; SLIDING WEAR; WEAR RATE;

POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES;

EID: 0030165074     PISSN: 00247154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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