Effect of reciprocating and unidirectional sliding motion on the friction and wear of phenolic resin based composite
Industrial Lubrication and Tribology
ISSN: 0036-8792
Article publication date: 3 April 2019
Issue publication date: 7 May 2019
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of reciprocating and unidirectional sliding motions on friction and wear of phenolic resin-based composite.
Design/methodology/approach
The phenolic resin-based composite was fabricated by hot press molding, and then the tribological properties were tested on a CSM tribometer with two types of friction motion modes – reciprocating friction and unidirectional friction.
Findings
The results showed that the composite exhibited low friction coefficient in unidirectional test. However, the wear factor recorded under unidirectional sliding condition was 12-16 times higher than the reciprocating friction results. The SEM and optical microscopy test results showed that changing the relative motion mode resulted in different topography of transfer film, which is responsible for the different friction and wear characteristics of the composite under reciprocating and unidirectional friction conditions.
Originality/value
Effect of different friction modes, reciprocating friction and unidirectional friction, on friction characteristics of the composite is sought. Different topography of transfer film formed under reciprocating and unidirectional friction conditions contributed to the different friction characteristics.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support from the Science and Technology Foundation of Huai’an City (No. HABZ201705).
Citation
Cai, P., Luo, Z., Duan, X. and Qin, X. (2019), "Effect of reciprocating and unidirectional sliding motion on the friction and wear of phenolic resin based composite", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 71 No. 4, pp. 573-577. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILT-07-2018-0277
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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