Friction and dry sliding wear behavior of carbon and glass fabric reinforced vinyl ester composites

Tribology International

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 602-609

  Suresha, B ^a   Shiva Kumar, Kunigal ^b   Seetharamu, S ^c   Sampath Kumaran, P ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^b NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTRAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Coefficient of friction; Fiber reinforced vinyl ester composites; Specific wear rate; Wear mechanisms

Indexed keywords

COEFFICIENT OF FRICTIONS; FIBER REINFORCED; VINYLESTER COMPOSITES; WEAR MECHANISMS; WEAR RATES;

ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FABRICS; FIBERS; FRICTION; GLASS FIBERS; OCEAN STRUCTURES; REINFORCEMENT; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 73149121131     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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