Nanocomposite UHMWPE-CNT polymer coatings for boundary lubrication on aluminium substrates

Tribology Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 301-311

  Abdul Samad, M ^a   Sinha, Sujeet K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Boundary lubrication; Polymer films; Single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs); Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)

Indexed keywords

BASE OIL; BOUNDARY LUBRICANTS; BOUNDARY LUBRICATION; BOUNDARY LUBRICATION REGIME; BOUNDARY LUBRICATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS; FRICTION AND WEAR PROPERTIES; LIFE SPAN; LINE CONTACT; LOAD-BEARING CAPACITY; MATING PARTS; METALLIC SURFACE; MIXED LUBRICATION; NANO-COMPOSITE COATING; NORMAL LOADS; OIL CONTAMINATION; POLYMER COATING; RELATIVE MOTION; SLIDING SPEED; STRIBECK CURVE; TRIBOMETERS; UHMW-PE; WEAR DEBRIS; WEAR RATES;

ALUMINUM; CARBON FILMS; CARBON NANOTUBES; DEBRIS; INORGANIC COATINGS; LUBRICANTS; LUBRICATION; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOCOMPOSITES; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; PLASTIC COATINGS; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); THERMOPLASTICS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 77953687036     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-010-9610-8     Document Type: Article

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