Characterization and Failure Analysis of Plastics
Abstract
This article provides details on several of the classifications of polymer wear mechanisms, using wear data and micrographs from published works. The primary goals are to present the mechanisms of polymer wear and to quantify wear in terms of wear rate. The discussion begins by providing information on the processes involved in interfacial and cohesive wear. This is followed by sections describing the wear process and applications of elastomers, thermosets, glassy thermoplastics, and semicrystalline thermoplastics. The effects of environmental and lubricant on the wear failures of polymers are then discussed. The article further includes a case study describing the tribological performance of nylon. It ends by presenting some examples of wear failures of plastics.
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Member Sign InWear Failures of Plastics, Characterization and Failure Analysis of Plastics, Edited By Steven Lampman, ASM International, 2003, p 267–275, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.tb.cfap.t69780267
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