TY - JOUR A1 - Zhao, F. A1 - Li, G. A1 - Österle, Werner A1 - Häusler, Ines A1 - Zhang, G. A1 - Wang, T. A1 - Wang, Q. T1 - Tribological investigations of glass fiber reinforced epoxy composites under oil lubrication conditions T2 - Tribology International N2 - The tribological performance of short glass fibers (SGF),solid lubricants and silica nanoparticles filled epoxy (EP) composites was investigated under oil lubrication conditions. It is demonstrated that the addition of SGF greatly reduces the friction and wear of EP. However, further addition of solid lubricants and silica nanoparticles does not change obviously the friction and wear. It is identified that the high tribological performance of SGF reinforced EP is related to the high load carrying capacity and abrasion resistance of SGF. The nanostructure of the tribofilm was comprehensively characterized. It is deemed that the tribofilm plays an important role in the tribological performance by avoiding the direct rubbing of the sliding pairs exposed to boundary and mixed lubrication conditions. PB - Elsevier Ltd. KW - Reinforced epoxy composites KW - Short glass fiber KW - Oil lubrication KW - Tribofilm PY - 2016 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/38145 AN - OPUS4-38145 SN - 0301-679X VL - 103 SP - 208 EP - 217 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany