Manufacturing Technology of Composite Materials—Principles of Modification of Polymer Composite Materials Technology Based on Polytetrafluoroethylene

The results of the investigations into the technological formation of new wear-resistant polymer composites based on polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) filled with disperse synthetic and natural compounds are presented. The efficiency of using PTFE composites reinforced with carbon fibers depends on man...

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Main Authors: Anton Panda, Kostiantyn Dyadyura, Jan Valíček, Marta Harničárová, Jozef Zajac, Vladimír Modrák, Iveta Pandová, Peter Vrábel, Ema Nováková-Marcinčínová, Zdeněk Pavelek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-03-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/10/4/377
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Summary:The results of the investigations into the technological formation of new wear-resistant polymer composites based on polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) filled with disperse synthetic and natural compounds are presented. The efficiency of using PTFE composites reinforced with carbon fibers depends on many factors, which influence the significant improvement of physicomechanical characteristics. The results of this research allow stating that interfacial and surface phenomena of the polymer–solid interface and composition play a decisive role in PTFE composites properties. Fillers hinder the relative movement of the PTFE molecules past one another and, in this way, reduce creep or deformation of the parts, reducing the wear rate of parts used in dynamic applications as well as the coefficient of thermal expansion. The necessary structural parameters of such polymer composites are provided by regimes of process equipment.
ISSN:1996-1944