Microfriction studies of filled PPS/PTFE‐composite blends
Yanchun Han
(Yanchun Han is at the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Changchun, PR China.)
Stefan Schmitt
(Institute for Composite Materials Ltd, University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany)
Klaus Friedrich
(Institute for Composite Materials Ltd, University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany)
1030
Abstract
The lateral force mode of atomic force microscopy (AFM) was applied to conduct friction tests on a filled PTFE/PPS‐composite blend. This method distinguishes between the individual phases of the blend, i.e. carbon fibers, PPS‐particles, PTFE‐matrix and graphite flakes. The relative frictional behaviours of the different filler types were compared and the law of microfriction was discussed.
Keywords
Citation
Han, Y., Schmitt, S. and Friedrich, K. (2001), "Microfriction studies of filled PPS/PTFE‐composite blends", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 53 No. 1, pp. 32-43. https://doi.org/10.1108/00368790110366406
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 2001, MCB UP Limited