Project overview
Polymers and polymer-based composites are becoming the preferred materials in many tribological applications due to their advantages such as lightweight, reduced noise and self-lubricating properties. In terms of green technology, reducing weight by replacing metallic parts for polymeric ones is a very promising way to improve fuel efficiency in the automotive industry. Poly-Ether-Ether-Ketone (PEEK) and its composites have superior mechanical properties and higher thermal stability than other conventional polymers which make them suitable for tribological applications operating under severe conditions. Lubrication has the potential to reduce further friction and wear, and the aim of this study is to elucidate the effect and mechanism of lubrication on the tribological properties of PEEK and its composites.
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Research outputs
Go Tatsumi, Monica Ratoi, Yuji Shitara, Shinji Hasegawa, Kiyomi Sakamoto & Brian Mellor,
2021, Wear, 486-487
Type: article
Go Tatsumi, Monica Ratoi, Brian Mellor, Yuji Shitara & K. Sakamoto,
2020, Tribology International, 151
Type: article
Go Tatsumi, Monica Ratoi, Yuji Shitara, Kiyomi Sakamoto & Brian Mellor,
2019, Tribology Online, 14(5), 345-352
DOI: 10.2474/trol.14.345
Type: article