1. Radiation-chemical modification of PTFE in the presence of graphite.
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Barylski, Adrian, Maszybrocka, Joanna, Kupka, Marian, Aniołek, Krzysztof, and Kaptacz, Sławomir
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POLYTEF ,GRAPHITE ,RADIATION chemistry ,ELECTRON beams ,MECHANICAL behavior of materials ,YOUNG'S modulus - Abstract
ABSTRACT PTFE with a 15% addition of graphite was subjected to irradiation using an electron beam of 10 MeV energy with absorbed doses of 26, 52, 78, 104, and 156 kGy. The effect of electron-beam irradiation on the mechanical, sclerometic, and tribological properties, the crystallinity degree, and the morphology of the polymer surface was examined. It was found that the modification through irradiation entailed a gradual increase in the degree of crystallinity, which had a direct influence on the mechanical properties. An increase in the hardness, Young's modulus, and compressive strength of the polymer irradiated with an electron beam was also demonstrated. The electron-beam irradiation reduced the value of components of the work-of-indentation, showing the growing resistance to deformation. An analysis of the scratch test parameters showed a reduced depth of penetration of the indenter into the material, proportionally to the irradiation value, at relatively constant values of the scratch depth after scratching load removal. A stereometric analysis of the scratch traces on the material allowed to determine coefficients of the wear micromechanism, β, and resistance to wear, W
β . It was found that after irradiation (especially with a dose of 4 × 26 kGy), a significant quantity of the material showed traces of ploughing, which meant a positive effect on the wear mechanism. The value of the wear resistance coefficient Wβ for PTFE subjected to the absorbed irradiation dose increased intensively, which portended a significant reduction of the tribological wear compared to the nonirradiated material. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015, 132, 42348. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2015
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