THE FRICTION AND WEAR OF CARBON FIBRE-REINFORCED POLYESTER RESIN.

Abstract

Experiments are described which examine the effect of reinforcement by carbon fibres on the friction and wear of polyester resin sliding either against itself or tool steel. It is shown that reinforcement can significantly reduce both the coefficient of friction and the rate of wear, the maximum effect being achieved when the fibre axes are oriented normal to the sliding surface. In these conditions it is suggested that the fibres act as preferential load-bearing contact regions.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0646303

Entities

People

  • J. K. Lancaster
  • R. F. Fullerton-batten

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bearings
  • Carbon Fibers
  • Coefficients
  • Fibers
  • Friction
  • Polyesters
  • Steel
  • Tool Steel

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).