ASSESSMENTS ON THE FRICTION AND WEAR BEHAVIOR OF SOME POLYMERIC MATERIALS USED IN SLIDING CONTACTS

The effects of friction on polymeric materials are quite difficult to explain due to the micro and macroscopic interactions of the friction coupling surfaces, which slide over each other. The friction and wear behavior of surfaces in sliding motion can be considered important design criteria. By adding different concentrations of reinforcing agent to the base material, the tribological performance of surfaces in sliding motion can be obtained. The experimental study was carried out on a pin-on-disc type tribological stand under dry friction conditions. The friction and wear behavior was analyzed for two base materials (PTFE and PA66) and the same glass fiber reinforced materials (PTFE + 25% fiber-glass and PA66+GF30). The tests were carried out at different sliding speeds and loading forces, v1=0.20 m/s, v2=0.50 m/s, v3=0.75 m/s and loading forces, Fn1=1.0 N, Fn2=2.5 N, Fn3=5.0 N over a friction length of 5000 mm. Research has shown that the coefficient of friction decreases with increasing loading force. Tests have shown that a high value of the friction coefficient does not mean a high wear rate, the wear rate values are between 10-12 and 10-15 m2/N. TheL(1) presences of the reinforcing agent in the base material have a significant importance on the friction and wear behavior under the action of operating factors (load, sliding speed).