Changes to the morphology, structure and properties as a consequence of polyethylene working in a polymer-metal kinematic pair

Materials Characterization

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1139-1144

  Maszybrocka, Joanna ^a   Cybo, Jerzy ^a   Cwajna, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Crystallinity ratio; Degree of the spatial arrangement of the structure; Lamellar structure reorientation; Polymer wear; Resistance to plastic deformation; Thickness of plastically deformed layer; Working surface morphology of polyethylene

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITY RATIO; DEGREE OF THE SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT OF THE STRUCTURE; RESISTANCE TO PLASTIC DEFORMATION; THICKNESS OF PLASTICALLY DEFORMED LAYER; WORKING SURFACE MORPHOLOGY OF POLYETHYLENE;

KINEMATICS; METAL WORKING; MORPHOLOGY; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; SURFACES; THERMOPLASTICS; WEAR RESISTANCE;

LAMELLAR STRUCTURES;

EID: 69949118850     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2009.02.015     Document Type: Article

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