TRIBOLOGY OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS -- TRIBOLOGY OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- TRIBOLOGY OF FUNCTIONALISED CARBON NANOFILLERS BASED POLYMER COMPOSITES -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION TO TRIBOLOGY AND TRIBO-MATERIALS -- 1.1. Tribo-efficient Materials -- 1.1.1. Polymeric Tribo-composites -- 2. TRADITIONAL CARBON FILLED POLYMER COMPOSITES IN TRIBOLOGY: SIGNIFICANCE AND APPLICATIONS -- 2.1. Carbon Fiber Polymer Composites -- 2.2. Carbon Fabric Reinforced Polymer Composites -- 2.2.1. Influence of Type of Carbon Fabric Weave -- Adhesive Wear Mode -- Fretting Wear Mode -- Abrasive Wear Mode -- 2.2.2. Influence of Carbon Fabric Content -- Adhesive Wear Mode -- Fretting Wear Mode -- Abrasive Wear Mode -- 2.2.3. Influence of Carbon Fabric Treatment -- 3. CARBON NANOFILLERS BASED POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES -- 3.1. Novel Carbonaceous Nanofillers for Polymer Composites -- 3.1.1. Carbon Nanotubes -- Synthesis of Nanotubes -- Electric Arc Discharge Method -- Laser Ablation -- Chemical Vapour Deposition -- LCVD -- 3.1.2. Carbon Nanofibers -- 3.1.2.1. Fullerenes -- 3.1.3. Carbon Nanorods/Nanowhisker -- 3.1.4. Amorphous Carbon -- 3.2. Functionalisation of Carbon Nanofillers -- 3.3. Processing Techniques -- 3.3.1. Melt Mixing/Compounding -- Sonication -- Ball Milling -- 3.3.2. Extrusion -- 3.3.3. In Situ Polymerisation -- 3.3.4. Thin Film Deposition -- 4. TRIBOLOGY OF CARBON NANOFIBRE BASED POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES -- 4.1. Tribology of Functionalized Carbon Nanofiber Polymer Composites -- 4.2. Tribological Characterization of Functionalised Carbon Nanotubes Polymer Composites -- 4.2.1. Influence of Functionalization of CNT on Friction and Wear Behaviour -- 4.2.2. Threshold Concentration of CNT -- 4.2.3. Influence of Mixing and Sonication on CNT Dispersion -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES.

TRIBOLOGY OF INJECTION MOLDED THERMOPLASTIC NANOCOMPOSITES -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. RECENT RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS -- 3. SPECIMEN MOLDING -- Dynamic Mechanical Analysis -- Differential Scanning Calorimetry -- 4. MECHANICAL TESTING -- Tensile Tests -- Indentation Tests -- 5. TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES -- REFERENCES -- TRIBOLOGY OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH INORGANIC LUBRICANTS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. PREPARATION OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR TRIBOLOGICAL APPLICATION -- 2.1. Mechanical Mixing -- 2.2. CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS -- 2.2.1. Intercalation -- 2.2.2. Chemical Modification -- 2.3. Technology of Coating and Film -- 3. TRIBOLOGY OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS -- 3.1. Tribology of Composites with MS2 as Fillers -- 3.2. Tribology of Composites with Carbon Nanotube -- 3.2.1. Introduction of Carbon Nanotube -- 3.2.2. Measurement of Surface Functionalities -- 3.2.3. Microtribology -- 3.2.4. Nanocomposites -- 3.2.5. Experimental Results -- 3.3. Tribology of Composites with other Fillers -- 3.4. Tribology of Intercalation Composites -- 3.5. Tribology of Surface-Modified Composites -- 3.6. Tribology of Lubrication Composite Coating and Film -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- MECHANICAL AND TRIBOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS OF NANOMETER AL2O3 AND SIO2 REINFORCED PEEK COMPOSITES -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL METHOD -- 2.1. Material Specimen Preparation -- 2.2. Methods for Mechanical Properties Testing -- 2.3. Methods for Sliding Friction Testing -- 2.4. Methods for Fretting Testing -- 3. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PEEK COMPOSITE -- 3.1. Effect of Filler Nanoparticle Size on Mechanical Properties and Fracture Mechanism -- 3.2. Effect of Filler Content on Mechanical Properties and Fracture Mechanism -- 3.3. Effect of Coupling Agents for Nanoparticle Treatment on Mechanical Properties.

3.4. Effect of Dispersing Methods of Nanoparticles in PEEK on Mechanical Properties -- 4. SLIDING FRICTION PROPERTIES OF PEEK COMPOSITE -- 4.1. The Friction and Wear Properties of Filled PEEK in Dry Sliding Conditions -- 4.2. SEM Observation of the Wear Traces and Transfer Films -- 4.3. EDS Analysis -- 5. FRETTING PROPERTIES OF PEEK COMPOSITES -- 5.1. The Influence of Al2O3 Diameter on Fretting Wear Resistance of PEEK Composites -- 5.2. The Influence of Different Content of the Fillers on Fretting Wear Resistance of PEEK Composites -- 5.3. SEM and EDS Analysis on the Worn Surfaces -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- EFFECTS OF MATRIX CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE AND MOLECULAR WEIGHTON THE TRIBOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF PEEK-BASED MATERIALS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL -- 2.1. Sample Preparation -- 2.2. Friction Tests -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS -- 3.1. Effects of Crystalline Structure on the Tribological Behavior of Graphite Particles Filled PEEK -- 3.2. Correlation of the Tribological Behaviors with the Mechanical Properties of PEEK Materials with Different Matrix Molecular Weights -- 3.2.1. Mechanical Properties -- 3.2.2. Tribological Behaviors -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- FRICTION AND WEAR OF AL2O3-NI COMPOSITE -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MATERIALS AND EXPERIMENTAL DETAILS -- 2.1. Materials -- 2.1.1. Preparation of Al2O3-Ni Composite Powder -- 2.1.2. Preparation and Microstructure of Al2O3-Ni Composite -- 2.1.3. Mechanical Property of Al2O3-Ni Composite -- 2.2. Friction and Wear Test -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 3.1. Friction Coefficient -- 3.2. Wear Rate -- 3.3. Wear Mechanisms -- 3.3.1. Monolithic Al2O3 -- 3.3.2. Al2O3-Ni Composite -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- MODELING AND ANALYSIS ON WEAR BEHAVIOUR OF METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION.

3. MODELING OF TRIBOLOGICAL PARAMETERS USING RESPONSE SURFACE APPROACH -- 4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- TRIBOLOGY OF GLASS-CERAMIC BONDED COMPOSITE MATERIALS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. WEAR OF ABRASIVE COMPOSITES -- 2.1 Attritious Wear -- 2.2 Fracture Wear -- 2.3. Wheel Wear Mechanisms -- 2.4 Wheel Wear and Grinding Forces -- 2.5 Assessment of Grinding Forces and Wear -- 2.6 Effect of Workpiece Material on Wheel Wear -- 2.7 Effect of Abrasive and Bond Composition on Wheel Performance -- 3. VITRIFIED BONDING MATERIALS -- 3.1 Effect of Particle Size of Constituent Materials -- 3.2 Effect of Mullite and Glass Content -- 3.3 Effect of Quartz Content -- 3.4 Ceramic Bonding Materials and Bond Strength -- 3.5 Effect of Interfacial Cohesion on Bond Strength and Wheel Wear -- 4. REACTIONS IN CERAMIC BONDS -- 4.1 Densification and Phase Analysis -- 4.1.1 Theoretical Phase Analysis - Use of Equilibrium Diagrams -- 4.1.2. Formation of Mullite in Kaolinite Clays -- 4.1.3. Effect of Heat on Feldspar and Quartz -- 4.1.4. Effect of Heat on Clay-based Materials -- 4.1.5. Effects of Cooling -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- AUTHOR'S BIOGRAPHY -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.