Nanofriction and nanowear of polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, and high-density polyethylene during sliding

作者：Cho Dae Hyun; Bhushan Bharat^*

来源：Wear, 2016, 352-353: 18-23.

DOI：10.1016/j.wear.2016.01.018

• Polymer
• Nanofriction
• Nanowear
• Macrofriction
• Hardness

Friction and wear studies on the nanoscale are of interest to develop a fundamental understanding of the operative mechanisms and to establish the relationship between nanoscale and macroscale sliding phenomena. Herein, nanofriction of polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, and high-density polyethylene was measured with atomic force microscopy and then compared with their macrofrictional behavior using a cylinder-on-disk arrangement at one load and speed. A probe-based scanning nanoindenter was used to investigate wear mechanisms, and nanohardness was measured using a depth-sensing nanoindenter. Results showed that friction at the nanoscale was nanohardness-dependent. In contrast, macrofriction was dependent instead on surface roughness. The three polymers exhibited lower values of nanofriction than macrofriction, possibly because of less plowing. The polymer with higher nanohardness also showed higher wear resistance.

• 出版日期2016-4-15