Patel, Bhargavkumar (2017) Adhesive Wear and Frictional Characteristics of Various Thermoplastic Materials Sliding Against Stainless Steel. Coursework Masters thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
Nowadays, there is an increasing interest in thermoplastic materials for high performance in industrial and household applications. In other words, tribological studies of thermoplastic material are enlarging fast to wider the range of thermoplastic properties and applications. The conducted study will provide the small contribution in an industrial material selection process by comparing the tribological behavior of three different thermoplastic materials. In this project, the study conducted to explore the influence of sliding speed, applied load and sliding distance on the friction and wear behavior of pure Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), Polypropylene (PP) and High density Polyethylene (HDPE) under dry contact condition using Block on Ring technique. The effects of different applied loads (10-100 N), sliding distance (1.8-10.08 km), at speed (3 m/s) were studied. Weight loss, specific wear rate and coefficient of friction were measured as a function of load and speed. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) test was performed to understand the damage features of the worn surfaces. The Result revealed that the specific wear rate of polypropylene is higher than polytetrafluoroethylene and high density polyethylene at applied load of 25N and 3 m/s speed; where specific wear of PTFE material was very lower comparatively. Coefficient of friction found higher in PP, whereas it has been found nearly same in PTFE and HDPE at applied load 25N with speed 3 m/s. There are numerous study conducted to define the correspondence between applied load and specific wear rate for thermoplastic material. In this project, several interesting facts came to know about relationship between applied load and sliding distance/frictional force.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Coursework Masters) |
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| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (1 Jul 2013 - 31 Dec 2021) |
| Supervisors: | Yousif, Belal |
| Qualification: | Master of Engineering Sciences (Mechanical Engineering) |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Mar 2026 23:24 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Mar 2026 23:24 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | thermoplastic materials; stainless steel |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/53187 |
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