Tribology in the Processing of Composite Materials

A special issue of Lubricants (ISSN 2075-4442).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 August 2023) | Viewed by 1852

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, California State University Fullerton, 800 N State College Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92831, USA
Interests: advanced manufacturing; smart manufacturing; sustainable design
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Dear Colleagues,

Composite materials have found exciting applications in various industries, including the aerospace, defense, and automotive sectors, owing to their high strength-to-weight ratio, high wear resistance and corrosion resistance, and so on. However, processing composite materials for critical engineering applications is often challenging, considering their high strength and difficult-to-machine characteristics. However, gaining insights into composite materials' frictional and mechanical wear behavior during their processing could offer new opportunities to solve the challenging issues encountered and to obtain complex composite structures with a high-quality surface finish. This Special Issue focuses on the tribological behavior of composite materials during their processing, in addition to their surface modifications, coatings, and structure modifications.

Dr. Sagil James
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Keywords

  • advanced machining of composites
  • tribomaterials
  • composites and coatings
  • processing routes of light metal matrix nano-composites
  • self-lubricating composites
  • surface modification of composite materials
  • surface texturing to enhance tribological properties
  • tribo-corrosion of composites

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Investigation of Wear Behavior in Self-Lubricating ABS Polymer Composites Reinforced with Glass Fiber/ABS and Glass Fiber/Carbon Fiber/ABS Hybrid
by Aravind Dhandapani, Senthilkumar Krishnasamy, Rajini Nagarajan, Anto Dilip Albert Selvaraj, Senthil Muthu Kumar Thiagamani, Chandrasekar Muthukumar, Faruq Mohammad, Hamad A. Al-Lohedan and Sikiru Oluwarotimi Ismail
Lubricants 2023, 11(3), 131; https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants11030131 - 13 Mar 2023
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A new hybrid fabrication technique was introduced to manufacture composite laminates made of glass fiber, carbon fiber, and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) as the matrix. The fabrication process utilized two different techniques: fused deposition modeling and hot press molding. The composite laminates were [...] Read more.
A new hybrid fabrication technique was introduced to manufacture composite laminates made of glass fiber, carbon fiber, and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) as the matrix. The fabrication process utilized two different techniques: fused deposition modeling and hot press molding. The composite laminates were produced using five layers of glass fibers to form glass fiber-reinforced composites (GF/ABS) and five layers of glass fiber and carbon fiber to form glass fiber, carbon fiber-reinforced hybrid composites (GF/CF/ABS), with three layers of glass fibers and two layers of carbon fibers. The fabricated composite laminates were subjected to wear testing at velocities of 2 m/s, 3 m/s, and 4 m/s and under loads of 5 N and 10 N. The results indicated that GF/ABS samples had the lowest wear loss at 5 N and a velocity of 4 m/s. Additionally, the GF/CF/ABS hybrid samples had the lowest coefficient of friction (COF) of 0.28 at 4 m/s. The GF/ABS samples also exhibited the lowest friction force of 1.7 at 5 N and a velocity of 4 m/s. The worn samples were analyzed using a scanning electron microscope to examine the fiber-to-matrix adhesion behavior. GF/ABS and GF/CF/ABS composites are widely used in various applications due to their high strength-to-weight ratio and resistance to wear. These materials could be used in automotive parts, sporting goods, and marine applications. Full article
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