Design of a wear tester for nano-reinforced polymer composites

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 870-877

  Vasquez, Horacio ^a   Lozano, Karen ^a   Soto, Valeria ^a   Rocha, Aracely ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Nano reinforced polymers; Wear tester

Indexed keywords

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; EQUIPMENT TESTING; FIBER OPTICS; POLYMERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TECHNOLOGY;

ARTIFICIAL JOINTS; FIBER VOLUME FRACTIONS; FREQUENCY OF OSCILLATION; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; MATERIAL WEARING; MOLECULAR LEVELS; NANO TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS; NANO-REINFORCED POLYMERS; NEW DEVICES; PIEZOELECTRIC FORCES; RANGE OF MOTION; REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES; WEAR CHARACTERIZATION; WEAR TESTER; WEAR TESTERS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

WEAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 52949114595     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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