TY - CHAP A1 - Friedrich, K. A1 - Theiler, Geraldine A1 - Klein, P. ED - Sinha, S. K. T1 - Chapter 9: Polymer composites for tribological applications in a range between liquid helium and room temperature T2 - Handbook of polymer tribology N2 - This chapter deals with the development of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-based composites, optimized for low friction and low wear performance under extreme environments. It is demonstrated that the incorporation of a harder polymer component into PTFE (such as PEEK particles), a short fiber reinforcement (e.g. carbon fibers (CFs)) and internal lubricants (e.g. PTFE particles) helps to reduce the friction and to improve the wear resistance over a very wide temperature range. KW - Polymer composites KW - Friction KW - Wear KW - Cryogenic temperature PY - 2018 SN - 978-981-3227-78-1 SN - 978-981-3227-80-4 SP - 307 EP - 343 PB - World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. AN - OPUS4-46321 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -