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A Nomex fabric/phenolic composite was prepared, and its tribological properties were evaluated under dry and water-bathed sliding conditions by a pin-on-disk tribometer. The resulting size of the friction coefficient for the Nomex fabric/phenolic composite in the study occurred in the following order: dry sliding condition > distilled water-bathed sliding condition > sea water-bathed sliding condition. The fabric composite’s wear rate from high to low was as follows: distilled water-bathed sliding condition > sea water-bathed sliding condition > dry sliding condition. Under water-bathed sliding conditions, penetration of water into the cracks accelerated the composite’s invalidation process, resulting in a higher wear rate. We also found that the extent of corrosion and transfer film formed on the counterpart pin significantly influenced the wear rate of the Nomex fabric composite. Discussion of the Nomex fabric composite’s wear mechanisms under the sliding conditions investigated is provided on the basis of the characterization results.
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Guina REN. She is currently a PhD student at Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy Science. She received her Bachelor degree in Chemistry from Shandong Normal University in 2010. She joined Prof. Zhaozhu Zhang’s group at Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics in 2010. Her current research interests are focused on improving the tribological properties of the fabric reinforced composites and studying the corresponding mechanism.
Xuehu MEN. He is currently an associate professor at Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy Science. He received his BS degree from Lanzhou University in 2001 and a PhD degree from Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics in 2009. His current research interests include the development of polymer composite materials and carbon based materials for lubrication and designing materials with special surface wettability. He is the author of more than 50 journal papers and several patent applications.
Zhaozhu ZHANG. He is currently a group leader at Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy Science. He received his PhD degree from Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics in 1998. His current research interests cover the tribology of composite materials, designing functional surfaces with special wetting behavior, and engineering coatings for drag-reduction. He has published over 150 journal papers and gained a number of national scientific awards.
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Ren, G., Zhang, Z., Zhu, X. et al. Sliding wear behaviors of Nomex fabric/phenolic composite under dry and water-bathed sliding conditions. Friction 2, 264–271 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-014-0046-2
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