Tribological characterisation of carbon nanotubes/ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene composites: The effect of sliding distance

International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 4-6, 2010, Pages 305-321

  Kanagaraj, S ^a   Mathew, M T ^b   Fonseca, A ^c   Oliveira, M S A ^c   Simoes J A O ^c   Rocha, L A ^d  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

AFM; Atomic force microscopy; CNT; Nanocomposites; Scanning electron microscopy; SEM; Sliding distance; Surface; UHMWPE; Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene; Wear

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BALL MILLING; CERAMIC PROSTHETICS; FRICTION; MILLING (MACHINING); MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERIC IMPLANTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACES; TRIBOLOGY; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

BALL MILLING PROCESS; BALL-ON-PLATE CONFIGURATIONS; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES; SLIDING DISTANCES; TRIBOLOGICAL CHARACTERISATION; TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; WEAR COEFFICIENT;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 78651579572     PISSN: 1749785X     EISSN: 17497868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSURFSE.2010.035138     Document Type: Article

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