Friction and wear performance of polyether ether ketone (PEEK) polymers in three lubrication regimes

Abstract This experimental study investigates the friction and wear of three coatings commonly used in industrial applications, particularly in hydrodynamic bearings. The three materials under investigation were Babbitt, polyether ether ketone (PEEK) reinforced with 15% carbon fibers, and PEEK reinf...

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Main Authors: Davide Massocchi, Nora Lecis, Marco Lattuada, Davide Scaglia, Steven Chatterton, Paolo Pennacchi
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Language:English
Published: Tsinghua University Press 2024-02-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-023-0780-4
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Nora Lecis
Marco Lattuada
Davide Scaglia
Steven Chatterton
Paolo Pennacchi
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description Abstract This experimental study investigates the friction and wear of three coatings commonly used in industrial applications, particularly in hydrodynamic bearings. The three materials under investigation were Babbitt, polyether ether ketone (PEEK) reinforced with 15% carbon fibers, and PEEK reinforced with 20% carbon fibers. The first polymer material was extruded, while the other was produced by fused deposition modelling (FDM). The materials were subjected to sliding tests in a pin-on-disc configuration, with a steel ball serving as the counter surface. The tests were conducted at room temperature, with a load of 10 N and under three different lubrication conditions: dry, grease, and oil. The linear speed was set at 0.3 m/s for the dry and semi-solid lubrication tests, while for the oil tests, the speed was set at 0.25 m/s. The greases used had consistency grades of NGLI 000 and NGLI 2. An ISO VG 68 circulation oil was used for the oil lubrication tests. Additionally, thermodynamic analyses were performed under the most severe conditions (i.e., dry) to investigate the steel-Babbitt and steel-PEEK contact.
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spelling doaj-art-6ca16575bb324ff98584635829a6a7e42025-08-20T03:18:17ZengTsinghua University PressFriction2223-76902223-77042024-02-0112467068210.1007/s40544-023-0780-4Friction and wear performance of polyether ether ketone (PEEK) polymers in three lubrication regimesDavide Massocchi0Nora Lecis1Marco Lattuada2Davide Scaglia3Steven Chatterton4Paolo Pennacchi5Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di MilanoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di MilanoEni SpA, Downstream product R&DEurobearings S.R.L.Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di MilanoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di MilanoAbstract This experimental study investigates the friction and wear of three coatings commonly used in industrial applications, particularly in hydrodynamic bearings. The three materials under investigation were Babbitt, polyether ether ketone (PEEK) reinforced with 15% carbon fibers, and PEEK reinforced with 20% carbon fibers. The first polymer material was extruded, while the other was produced by fused deposition modelling (FDM). The materials were subjected to sliding tests in a pin-on-disc configuration, with a steel ball serving as the counter surface. The tests were conducted at room temperature, with a load of 10 N and under three different lubrication conditions: dry, grease, and oil. The linear speed was set at 0.3 m/s for the dry and semi-solid lubrication tests, while for the oil tests, the speed was set at 0.25 m/s. The greases used had consistency grades of NGLI 000 and NGLI 2. An ISO VG 68 circulation oil was used for the oil lubrication tests. Additionally, thermodynamic analyses were performed under the most severe conditions (i.e., dry) to investigate the steel-Babbitt and steel-PEEK contact.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-023-0780-4hydrodynamic bearingspolyether ether ketone (PEEK) polymersadditive manufacturinggrease lubricationslidingoil lubrication
spellingShingle Davide Massocchi
Nora Lecis
Marco Lattuada
Davide Scaglia
Steven Chatterton
Paolo Pennacchi
Friction and wear performance of polyether ether ketone (PEEK) polymers in three lubrication regimes
Friction
hydrodynamic bearings
polyether ether ketone (PEEK) polymers
additive manufacturing
grease lubrication
sliding
oil lubrication
title Friction and wear performance of polyether ether ketone (PEEK) polymers in three lubrication regimes
title_full Friction and wear performance of polyether ether ketone (PEEK) polymers in three lubrication regimes
title_fullStr Friction and wear performance of polyether ether ketone (PEEK) polymers in three lubrication regimes
title_full_unstemmed Friction and wear performance of polyether ether ketone (PEEK) polymers in three lubrication regimes
title_short Friction and wear performance of polyether ether ketone (PEEK) polymers in three lubrication regimes
title_sort friction and wear performance of polyether ether ketone peek polymers in three lubrication regimes
topic hydrodynamic bearings
polyether ether ketone (PEEK) polymers
additive manufacturing
grease lubrication
sliding
oil lubrication
url https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-023-0780-4
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