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Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 Tribological Assessment on Accelerated Aging Bones in Polymeric Condition

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Bone

1.3 Methodology

1.3.1 Phase I: Planning

1.3.2 Phase II: Design of Experiment

1.3.3 Phase III: Conduct of Experiment

1.3.4 Phase IV: Observation and Analysis

1.4 Results and Discussion

1.4.1 Accelerated Weathering Study

1.4.2 Effects of Increase in Temperature and Decrease in Relative Humidity (RH) on Maximum Load Withstood by Bone

1.4.3 Comparison of Bovine and Goat Bone Strength at Normal and Increased Temperatures

1.5 Conclusion

1.A Relative Humidity Chart

References

Chapter 2 Nanofracture and Wear Testing on Natural Bones

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Methodology

2.3 Results and Discussion

2.4 Conclusion

References

Chapter 3 Tribological Behaviors of Glass Fiber with Fillers Reinforced Hybrid Polymer Composites

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Wear and Mechanisms of Wear

3.2.1 Adhesion Wear

3.2.2 Abrasive Wear

3.3 Tribo Wear Test Methods

3.3.1 Wear and Friction Test Using Pin-on-disk

3.3.2 Wear and Friction Test Using Ball-on-disk

3.4 Tribo Characterization Hybrid Polymer Composites

3.4.1 Polyamide 6 and HDPE Glass Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Composites

3.4.2 Silicon Carbide, Graphite Particle, and Glass Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Composites

3.4.3 Case Study

3.5 Conclusion

References

Chapter 4 Tribological Characterization of Jute/Glass Hybrid Composites

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Materials and Method

4.3 Results and Discussion

4.4 Micrograph Analysis

4.5 Conclusions

References

Chapter 5 Glass Fiber Hybrid Effects in Assessing the Abrasive Wear Mechanisms of Naturally Woven Fabric/Polymer Composites Under Dry Conditions

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Experimental Details

5.2.1 Fiber and Matrix

5.2.2 Fiber Surface Treatment

5.2.3 Composite Fabrication

5.2.4 Mechanical Testing

5.2.5 Abrasive Wear Test

5.3 Results and Discussion

5.3.1 Mechanical Properties

5.3.2 Hardness (Shore-D) of Composites

5.3.3 Specific Wear Rate

5.4 Conclusion

Acknowledgement

References

Chapter 6 Wear Properties of Acid and Silane Modified CNT Filled Hybrid Glass/Kenaf Epoxy Composites

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Methodology

6.2.1 Materials

6.2.2 Fabrication of Epoxy/Kenaf/Glass Fiber/CNT Composites

6.2.2.1 Acid Treatment and Silane Modification Process on CNT

6.2.2.2 Fabrication of the Composites

6.2.3 Abrasive Wear Test

6.2.4 Characterization of the Abraded Surface of the Composites

6.3 Results and Discussion

6.3.1 The Effect of Incorporating PCNT to Hybrid Glass/Kenaf Composites on the Wear Properties of the Composites

6.3.2 The Effect of Incorporating ACNT and SCNT to Glass/Kenaf Composite on the Wear Properties of the Composites

6.4 Conclusion

Acknowledgement

References

Chapter 7 Hybrid Natural Fiber Composites as a Friction Material

7.1 Friction Material Components

7.1.1 Friction Materials Requirements

7.1.2 Braking Test Procedures

7.2 Natural Fibers Used in Friction Materials Composites

References

Chapter 8 Comparative Wear Model on Hybrid Natural Fiber Composites as Substitutions for UHMWPE Made Knee Implants

8.1 Introduction

8.1.1 Basics of Reinforced Polymers, Composites, and Their Testing

8.1.2 Classification of Polymers

8.1.3 Classification of Composites

8.1.4 Basics of Tribo-testing

8.1.5 Hybrid Natural Fiber Composites and Their Possible Use in Total Knee Replacements (TKR)

8.2 Aims

8.3 Methods

8.3.1 Wear Modeling

8.3.2 Force Modeling for Wear Equation

8.3.3 Slide–Roll Modeling for Wear Equation

8.4 Results

8.5 Discussion

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 9 Fabrication and Tribological Behavior of Epoxy Hybrid Composites

9.1 Introduction

9.1.1 Matrix Material

9.1.2 Reinforcements

9.1.2.1 Fiber Reinforcements

9.1.2.2 Particulate Reinforcements

9.1.3 Friction and Wear

9.2 Materials and Methods

9.2.1 Matrix Material

9.2.2 Reinforcement Materials

9.2.3 Particulate Fillers

9.2.3.1 Molybdenum Disulfide

9.2.3.2 Aluminum Oxide

9.2.4 Composite Fabrication

9.2.5 Dry Sliding Wear Test

9.2.6 Three-Body Abrasive Wear Test

9.3 Results and Discussion

9.3.1 Dry Sliding Wear Performance of Carbon-Epoxy Composites

9.3.1.1 Wear Volume Loss

9.3.1.2 Specific Wear Rate

9.3.1.3 Coefficient of Friction

9.3.1.4 Worn Surface Morphology

9.3.2 Abrasive Wear Performance

9.3.2.1 Abrasive Wear Volume Loss

9.3.2.2 Specific Wear Rate

9.3.2.3 Consequences of Factors on Wear Volume Loss

9.3.2.4 Worn Surface Morphology

9.4 Conclusions

References

Chapter 10 Dry Sliding Wear Behavior of Copper Based Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Materials and Methods

10.2.1 Materials

10.2.2 Preparation of the Composite by Powder Metallurgy Process

10.2.3 Wear Studies

10.3 Results and Discussion

10.4 Conclusion

References

Chapter 11 Morphological Examination of Worn out Surfaces of Basalt Fiber-PEI Composites with Varying Loading Conditions

11.1 Introduction

11.2 Materials Used

11.3 Fabrication of the Composite Materials

11.4 Testing of Composite Materials

11.4.1 Density Test

11.4.2 Hardness Test

11.4.3 Wear Test

11.5 Results and Discussion

11.5.1 Wear Performance of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composite

11.5.2 Morphological Analysis of Worn out Samples

11.6 Conclusions

References

Index

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