Effect of platelet thickness on wear of graphene-polytetrafluoroethylene (ptfe) composites

Tribology Letters

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Bhargava, Suvrat ^a   Koratkar, Nikhil ^a   Blanchet, Thierry A ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Graphene platelets; Nanotribology; Polymers (solid); PTFE; Self lubricated wear; Self lubricating composites; Solid lubrication

Indexed keywords

FILLERS; GRAPHENE; LUBRICATION; NANOTRIBOLOGY; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; SELF LUBRICATING COMPOSITES; STAINLESS STEEL; WEAR OF MATERIALS; WEAR RESISTANCE;

FILLER SURFACE AREA; GRAPHENE PLATELETS; LUBRICATED WEARS; POLYMER (SOLID); POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (PTFE); SOLID LUBRICATION; STEADY-STATE WEAR; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE;

PLATELETS;

EID: 84930680691     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-015-0533-2     Document Type: Article

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