State-of-the-art of polymer tribology

Tribology International

Volumn 31, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 49-60

  Zhang, S W ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Plastics; Polymer composites; Rubbers; Tribology

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; PLASTICS; RUBBER; POLYMERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; FRICTION; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; WEAR OF MATERIALS; WEAR RESISTANCE;

APPLICATION OF POLYMERS; POLYMER COMPOSITE; POLYMER TRIBOLOGY; STATE OF THE ART;

TRIBOLOGY;

POLYMER COMPOSITES; POLYMER TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 0031594093     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-679x(98)00007-3     Document Type: Article

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