TY - JOUR A1 - Kaltzakorta, O. A1 - Wäsche, Rolf A1 - Hartelt, Manfred A1 - Aginagalde, A. A1 - Tato, W. T1 - Influence of polymer filler on tribological properties of thermoplastic polyurethane under oscillating sliding conditions against cast iron JF - Tribology letters N2 - The tribological behaviour of unfilled thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and a polymer sphere filled (TPUG) thermoplastic polyurethane have been studied under oscillating sliding condition against cast iron as a counterpart. In the case of unfilled TPU, the wear mechanisms are dominated by particle detachment and roll formation. In principle, TPUG also showed a similar wear mechanism as that of unfilled TPU; in addition, particle pull-out and delamination are also observed. Wear volume of TPUG was significantly higher than that for the unfilled TPU and this is attributed to the different material removal processes taking place in the material during sliding. The polymer spheres as a filler material deteriorated the wear resistance of TPU because of improper adhesion and bonding of filler in the TPU matrix and therefore it contributed to more wear. In case of TPU the friction behaviour was strongly dependant on the temperature and surface roughness of the counter body. The results showed that below the glass transition temperature higher friction values are observed with higher counter body surface roughness. However, above the glass transition temperature, higher friction values are observed with a smoother surface roughness of the counter body. In case of TPUG, the friction behaviour was not significantly dependent on surface roughness of the counter body. KW - Dry sliding KW - Polymers KW - Cast iron KW - Temperature PY - 2012 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-012-0017-6 SN - 1023-8883 SN - 1573-2711 VL - 48 IS - 2 SP - 209 EP - 216 PB - Springer Science Business Media B.V. CY - Dordrecht AN - OPUS4-27272 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -