Definition of Brittleness: Connections Between Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Polymers.
Description:
The increasing use of polymer-based materials (PBMs) across all types of industry has not been matched by sufficient improvements in understanding of polymer tribology: friction, wear, and lubrication. Further, viscoelasticity of PBMs complicates characterization of their behavior. Using data from micro-scratch testing, it was determined that viscoelastic recovery (healing) in sliding wear is independent of the indenter force within a defined range of load values. Strain hardening in sliding we…
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Date:
August 2008
Creator:
Hagg Lobland, Haley E.