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Plastic friction

Author: Yukisaburo YAMAGUCHI

Publication date: February 10, 1994

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5. Improving the tribological properties of plastics

The friction properties of plastics can be improved in three different ways:

  • by modifying their molecular structure or super-structure;

  • by blending with other polymers;

  • by adding certain fillers to the polymers.

Here, we consider only the last two possibilities.

5.1 Polymer blends

The first example shows the effects of ternary blends: PS, SAN and PB on tribological characteristics. Figure

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