A study of tribological and mechanical properties of PTFE composites filled with surface treated K 2Ti 6O 13 whisker

Yijun Shi, Liwen Mu, Xin Feng, Xiaohua Lu

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Abstract

K 2Ti 6O 13 whisker was modified with n-octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS), fluorosurfactant (FSK), and silane coupling agent (KH-550), respectively. The surface energy of K 2Ti 6O 13 whisker was calculated based on Van Oss-Chaudhury-Good function. Then the influence of surface modification on the tribological and mechanical properties of K 2Ti 6O 13 whisker filled polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) composites was studied. Surface energy calculation shows that the surface energy of OTS-treated K 2Ti 6O 13 whisker is only 29.0 mJ/m 2, which is the closest to the value of pure PTFE. Among all samples, the PTFE composite filled with OTS-treated K 2Ti 6O 13 whisker shows the best antiwear property, tensile strength, and impact strength, which is about 19 to 33%, 15 and 55% higher than that of untreated K 2Ti 6O 13 whisker filled PTFE, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1456-1463
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Applied Polymer Science
Volume124
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Apr 2012

Keywords

  • PTFE
  • composites
  • mechanical properties

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