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Friction and Wear of Epoxy Resin Containing Graphite

1986; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 5; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/073168448600500304

1530-7964

C. Subramanian, P. Asaithambi, K. Kishore,

Fiber-reinforced polymer composites

The influence of graphite additions on the friction and wear behaviour of moulded epoxy resin has been evaluated using a pin-on-disc wear unit under dry sliding conditions. Graphite addition reduces the friction coefficient. Further, wear loss drops significantly when graphite is present in small amounts in the resin. The tests conducted on the com posites containing 3 wt % or more of graphite yielded extremely small amounts of wear. Scanning electron microscopy was employed to study the surface features of the worn samples.