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Tribological properties of carbon nanotube and carbon nanofiber blended Polyvinylidene fluoride sheets laminated on steel substrates

Publication Type : Journal Article

Source : International Journal of Chemical Engineering, Volume 2022, 3408115. DOI: 10.1155/2022/3408115, 2022.

Url : https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijce/2022/3408115/

Campus : Bengaluru

School : School of Engineering

Department : Mathematics

Year : 2022

Abstract : Nanostructured carbon dispersed polymer nanocomposites are promising materials for tribological applications. Carbon nanofiber (CNF) and carbon nanotube (CNT) dispersed polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanocomposite was prepared by chemical synthesis route. Morphology and microstructure of well-dispersed CNF and CNT in PVDF were specified by scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffraction, respectively. Moreover, chemical and functional characteristics were examined by Raman spectroscopy and FTIR investigation. The friction coefficient of PVDF nanocomposite laminated on steel substrate decreased with an increase in the dispersed quantity of CNF and CNT. The friction coefficient of PVDF is approximately 0.27; however, the addition of carbon nanomaterial in PVDF will further decrease the friction coefficient between 0.24 and 0.17. This value was significantly less in CNT dispersed PVDF nanocomposite. This could be explained by easy shearing and rolling action contact interfaces.

Cite this Research Publication : M. S. Nisha, S. Mullai Venthan, P. Senthil Kumar, Dalbir Singh, "Tribological properties of carbon nanotube and carbon nanofiber blended Polyvinylidene fluoride sheets laminated on steel substrates", International Journal of Chemical Engineering, Volume 2022, 3408115. DOI: 10.1155/2022/3408115, 2022.

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