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The addition of carbon fiber on the tribological properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites

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The current study examines the tribological performance of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and carbon fiber reinforced PVDF (CF/PVDF) under dry sliding condition. Different contents of carbon fibers were employed as reinforcement. All filled and unfilled polyimide composites were tested against CGr15 ball and representative testing was performed. The effects of carbon fiber content on tribological properties of the composites were investigated. The worn surface morphologies of neat PVDF and its composites were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and the wear mechanisms were discussed. Moreover, all filled PVDFs have superior tribological characteristics to unfilled PVDFs. The optimum wear reduction was obtained when the content of carbon fiber is 20 vol %.

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  1. School of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 200235, P.R. China

    W. Z. Nie

  2. School of Mechanical & Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Second Polytechnic University, Shanghai, 201209, P.R. China

    J. Li

  3. Shouguang Shiyanzhongxue, Shouguang, 261041, P.R. China

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Nie, W.Z., Li, J. & Li, X.Z. The addition of carbon fiber on the tribological properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites. Fibers Polym 11, 559–564 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-010-0559-z

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