TY - CONF A1 - Harsha, A. P. A1 - Wäsche, Rolf T1 - Tribological studies on polyetherimide composites sliding against steel under reciprocating conditions T2 - PolyTrib 2016 N2 - The friction and wear properties of polyetherimide composites under dry oscillating sliding condition at room temperature (RT) as well as at elevated temperature (120 °C) was investigated. The polymer specimens were made to oscillate against steel cylinder as a counterpart. The friction and wear properties of PEI and composites were strongly influenced by the temperature. In case of carbon fiber composite abrasive action of carbon fibers has severely damaged the counterpart and resulted in accelerated wear of the composite at RT. Solid lubricants filled (PTFE, MoS2, graphite) along with glass fiber is beneficial in improving the friction and wear performance of the PEI composite at RT, whereas at elevated temperature wear performance was deteriorated. T2 - 2nd International Conference on Polymer Tribology CY - Ljubljana, Slovenia DA - 15.09.2016 KW - Polyetherimide KW - Composites KW - Friction KW - Wear KW - Temperature KW - Oscillating sliding KW - Solid lubricant KW - Fibers PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-38135 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rawat, S. S. A1 - Harsha, A. P. A1 - Khatri, O. P. A1 - Wäsche, Rolf T1 - Pristine, reduced, and alkylated graphene oxide as additives to paraffin grease for enhancement of tribological properties JF - Journal of Tribology N2 - Pristine, reduced, and alkylated graphene oxides are applied as lubricating additives in paraffin grease. It has revealed that their crystalline structure governs the tribological properties of grease for steel tribo-pair. The microstructural analyses of grease samples showed that a loose fiber network of soap in the presence of graphene-based additive allows their facile release for efficient lubrication. The surface analyses based on the microscopic and elemental mapping show the development of a graphene-derived protective film on the worn scars, which protected the tribo-surfaces and subsided the wear. The reduced graphene oxide (rGO) with the interlamellar distance of 0.35 nm in the (002) plane provided minimum resistance to shear and exhibited maximum reduction in coefficient of friction (COF) for the paraffin grease. The presence of oxygen functionalities in the basal of pristine and alkylated graphene oxide (GO) compromised the interlamellar shearing under tribo-stress; consequently, higher COF than that of rGO. KW - Coefficient of friction KW - Graphene oxide KW - Grease KW - Nanoadditive KW - Tribo-film KW - Wear KW - Boundary lubrication KW - Grease lubrication KW - Lubricant additives KW - Lubricants PY - 2021 DO - https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4047952 VL - 143 IS - 2 SP - 021903-1 EP - 021903-11 PB - ASME AN - OPUS4-51170 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Harsha, A. P. A1 - Wäsche, Rolf A1 - Joyce, T. J. T1 - Wear of biopolymers under reciprocating sliding conditions against different counterfaces JF - Polymer Engineering and Science N2 - In the present work it was shown the investigation of wear resistance of ultrahigh-molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) and crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) against different counterfaces. Friction and wear studies were evaluated under dry reciprocating sliding conditions at room temperature. KW - Biopolymers KW - Wear KW - Friction KW - UHMWPE PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/pen.25239 VL - 59 IS - 11 SP - 2356 EP - 2366 PB - Society of Plastics Engineers AN - OPUS4-49779 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -