Large-scale friction and wear tests on a hybrid UHMWPE-pad/primer coating combination used as bearing element in an extremely high-loaded ball-joint

Tribology International

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 796-811

  Samyn, P ^a   Van Schepdael, L ^b   Leendertz, J S ^c   Gerber, A ^d   Van Paepegem, W ^a   De Baets, P ^a   Degrieck, J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b SOLICO BV   (Netherlands)

^c Ministry of Transport Public Works and Water Management Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hybrid UHMWPE pad; Large scale testing; Soft coating; Tribology

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; COATINGS; CORROSION; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); MOLECULAR WEIGHT; STEEL; TRIBOLOGY; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

CARBON RING; HIGH-LOADED BALL-JOINT; HYBRID UHMWPE PAD; LARGE-SCALE TESTING; POLYMER LIP; SLIDING SPRAY; SOFT COATING;

FRICTION;

EID: 33646264281     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2005.07.009     Document Type: Article

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