Effect of Argon Plasma Treatment on Tribological Properties of UHMWPE/MWCNT Nanocomposites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of Nanocomposites
2.3. Plasma Treatment
2.4. Surface Analysis
2.5. Wear Studies Using a Pin-on-Disc (POD) Tribometer
2.6. Hardness and Surface Roughness Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Water Contact Angle Measurement
3.2. ATR-FTIR Spectrometry
3.3. Wear Studies on Plasma-Treated Samples
3.3.1. Wear Studies of Plasma-Treated Samples under Dry Conditions
3.3.2. Wear Studies of Plasma Treated Samples under N-Saline Lubricant Conditions
3.4. Hardness and Surface Roughness of Nanocomposites
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Naresh Kumar, N.; Yap, S.L.; Bt Samsudin, F.N.D.; Khan, M.Z.; Pattela Srinivasa, R.S. Effect of Argon Plasma Treatment on Tribological Properties of UHMWPE/MWCNT Nanocomposites. Polymers 2016, 8, 295. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym8080295
Naresh Kumar N, Yap SL, Bt Samsudin FND, Khan MZ, Pattela Srinivasa RS. Effect of Argon Plasma Treatment on Tribological Properties of UHMWPE/MWCNT Nanocomposites. Polymers. 2016; 8(8):295. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym8080295
Chicago/Turabian StyleNaresh Kumar, Nitturi, Seong Ling Yap, Farah Nadia Dayana Bt Samsudin, Muhammad Zubair Khan, and Rama Sreekanth Pattela Srinivasa. 2016. "Effect of Argon Plasma Treatment on Tribological Properties of UHMWPE/MWCNT Nanocomposites" Polymers 8, no. 8: 295. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym8080295