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Title: | Role of zirconia filler on friction and dry sliding wear behaviour of bismaleimide nanocomposites |
Authors: | Kurahatti, R.V. Surendranathan, A.O. Srivastava, S. Singh, N. Ramesh, Kumar, A.V. Suresha, B. |
Issue Date: | 2011 |
Citation: | Materials and Design, 2011, Vol.32, 5, pp.2644-2649 |
Abstract: | This paper discusses the friction and dry sliding wear behaviour of nano-zirconia (nano-ZrO2) filled bismleimide (BMI) composites. Nano-ZrO2 filled BMI composites, containing 0.5, 1, 5 and 10wt.% were prepared using high shear mixer. The influence of these particles on the microhardness, friction and dry sliding wear behaviour were measured with microhardness tester and pin-on-disc wear apparatus. The experimental results indicated that the frictional coefficient and specific wear rate of BMI can be reduced at rather low concentration of nano-ZrO2. The lowest specific wear rate of 4 10-6mm3/Nm was observed for 5wt.% nano-ZrO2 filled composite which is decreased by 78% as compared to the neat BMI. The incorporation of nano-ZrO2 particles leads to an increased hardness of BMI and wear performance of the composites shows good correlation with the hardness up to 5wt.% of filler loading. The results have been supplemented with scanning electron micrographs to help understand the possible wear mechanisms. 2011 Elsevier Ltd. |
URI: | http://idr.nitk.ac.in/jspui/handle/123456789/12833 |
Appears in Collections: | 1. Journal Articles |
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