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    • Tribological effects of polymer surface modification through plastic deformation

      K O Low K J Wong

      Volume 34 Issue 7 December 2011 pp 1549-1555

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    • Keywords

       

      Roller burnishing; acetal homopolymer; polyurethane; coefficient of friction; wear rate.

    • Abstract

       

      The efficacy of using polymers in cylindrical applications depends closely on its surface friction and wear characteristics. In this regard, a surface modification technique through plastic deformation has been implemented. Roller burnishing is commonly used to improve the surface quality of non-ferrous surfaces, but no work showed concern about roller burnishing as a polymer surface treatment process. The objective of the present work is to investigate the influence of burnishing force and burnishing speed on the friction and wear performance of acetal homopolymer and polyurethane under dry and lubricated sliding conditions. The results reveal that the coefficient of friction and wear rate decreased to a minimum value and then increased as higher burnishing force and speed were applied. It was shown that roller burnishing had favourable prospective to be utilized as a valuable polymer surface treatment technique.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      K O Low1 K J Wong2

      1. Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Multimedia University, 75450 Melaka, Malaysia
      2. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

    • Dates

       
      Published
      December 2011
      Manuscript received
      8 January 2010
      Manuscript revised
      7 April 2011

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