Transfer film formation mechanism and tribochemistry evolution of a low-wear polyimide/mesoporous silica nanocomposite in dry sliding against bearing steel

The addition of a kind of mesoporous silica (MPS) can significantly reduce the wear rate of a thermoplastic polyimide (PI) by more than 90%, which is ascribed to the quick formation of high-quality transfer films induced by unique tribochemical reactions [1]. In-situ observation illustrated the morp...

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Main Authors: Ma, J., Qi, X., Dong, Yu, Zhao, Y., Zhang, Q., Fan, B., Yang, Y.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Pergamon 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59857
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author Ma, J.
Qi, X.
Dong, Yu
Zhao, Y.
Zhang, Q.
Fan, B.
Yang, Y.
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Qi, X.
Dong, Yu
Zhao, Y.
Zhang, Q.
Fan, B.
Yang, Y.
author_sort Ma, J.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description The addition of a kind of mesoporous silica (MPS) can significantly reduce the wear rate of a thermoplastic polyimide (PI) by more than 90%, which is ascribed to the quick formation of high-quality transfer films induced by unique tribochemical reactions [1]. In-situ observation illustrated the morphology evolution of the transfer films. Further X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy on these transfer films revealed the variation of tribochemical reactions intensity while significant tribochemically induced polymer decomposition and reactions was detected by infrared spectroscopy. Intact and robust transfer films were formed by initial tribochemical adhesion of wear debris and its subsequent accumulation and expansion on the steel surface, which was ascribed to the combined effects of tribochemistry and reduced size and varied morphology of the wear debris.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-598572020-01-06T08:27:18Z Transfer film formation mechanism and tribochemistry evolution of a low-wear polyimide/mesoporous silica nanocomposite in dry sliding against bearing steel Ma, J. Qi, X. Dong, Yu Zhao, Y. Zhang, Q. Fan, B. Yang, Y. The addition of a kind of mesoporous silica (MPS) can significantly reduce the wear rate of a thermoplastic polyimide (PI) by more than 90%, which is ascribed to the quick formation of high-quality transfer films induced by unique tribochemical reactions [1]. In-situ observation illustrated the morphology evolution of the transfer films. Further X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy on these transfer films revealed the variation of tribochemical reactions intensity while significant tribochemically induced polymer decomposition and reactions was detected by infrared spectroscopy. Intact and robust transfer films were formed by initial tribochemical adhesion of wear debris and its subsequent accumulation and expansion on the steel surface, which was ascribed to the combined effects of tribochemistry and reduced size and varied morphology of the wear debris. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59857 10.1016/j.triboint.2017.12.026 Pergamon fulltext
spellingShingle Ma, J.
Qi, X.
Dong, Yu
Zhao, Y.
Zhang, Q.
Fan, B.
Yang, Y.
Transfer film formation mechanism and tribochemistry evolution of a low-wear polyimide/mesoporous silica nanocomposite in dry sliding against bearing steel
title Transfer film formation mechanism and tribochemistry evolution of a low-wear polyimide/mesoporous silica nanocomposite in dry sliding against bearing steel
title_full Transfer film formation mechanism and tribochemistry evolution of a low-wear polyimide/mesoporous silica nanocomposite in dry sliding against bearing steel
title_fullStr Transfer film formation mechanism and tribochemistry evolution of a low-wear polyimide/mesoporous silica nanocomposite in dry sliding against bearing steel
title_full_unstemmed Transfer film formation mechanism and tribochemistry evolution of a low-wear polyimide/mesoporous silica nanocomposite in dry sliding against bearing steel
title_short Transfer film formation mechanism and tribochemistry evolution of a low-wear polyimide/mesoporous silica nanocomposite in dry sliding against bearing steel
title_sort transfer film formation mechanism and tribochemistry evolution of a low-wear polyimide/mesoporous silica nanocomposite in dry sliding against bearing steel
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59857