ANTIWEAR PROPERTIES OF STEEL IN THE PRESENCE OF POLYMER POWDERS (PROTIVOIZNOSNYE SVOISTVA STALI V PRISUTSTVII POROSHKOV POLIMEROV),
Abstract
The behavior of powders of the following polymers was studied in friction tests on steel balls: polymethyl methacrylate, polypropylene, polyethylene (with various contents of CH3 groups), polyvinyl butyral, polystyrene, polyformaldehyde, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene chloride, polyvinyldimethylphenylsilane, polyvinylmethylphenylsilane, and polyallyltrimethylsilane. Under severe friction conditions (high loads and slip velocities), the antifriction and antiwear properties of the powdered polymers are determined by a combination of the rheological properties of the polymers and their capacity to modify steel surfaces chemically. Remarkable antiwear properties over the entire range of loads studied were displayed by powders of polypropylene and polyethylene with a maximum degree of branching, and also by polytetrafluoroethylene. The optimum antiwear properties are exhibited by polymers which are sufficiently stable at low temperatures, but are capable of performing the functions of oxygen suppliers and other agents that modify the metal surfaces at high temperatures. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 04, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0673790
Entities
People
- G. V. Vinogradov
- V. A. Mustafaev
- Yu. Ya. Podolskii
Organizations
- National Air and Space Intelligence Center