TY - CONF A1 - Harsha, A. P. A1 - Wäsche, Rolf T1 - Tribological studies on polyetherimide composites sliding against steel under reciprocating conditions 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 - Harsha, A. P. A1 - Wäsche, Rolf T1 - Influence of temperature on friction and wear characteristic of polyaryletherketones and their composites under reciprocating sliding condition N2 - In the present work it was shown the tribological behavior of different polyaryletherketones (PAEKs) and their composites under reciprocating sliding conditions at room temperature as well as at elevated temperature (120°C). KW - Composite KW - PAEKs KW - Reciprocating sliding KW - Solid lubricants KW - Wear mechanisms PY - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-018-3633-y SN - 1059-9495 VL - 27 IS - 10 SP - 5438 EP - 5449 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-46430 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 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 U6 - 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 - 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 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 U6 - 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 - Friction and wear of two polyethylenes under different tribological contact conditions N2 - Tribological properties of ultrahigh-molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) and cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) were studied in two different wear modes. Firstly, reciprocating sliding wear studies under non-conformal contact investigated the effects of counterface surface roughness (polished, lapped and ground) of Ti6Al4V on the friction and wear of the polyethylenes. Secondly, two-body abrasive wear studies in conformal contact against different abrasive grit size papers were also carried out to ascertain the wear sensitivity of the polyethylenes under these adverse conditions. Wear mechanisms were studied using optical and scanning electron micrographs. The results of the reciprocating sliding wear studies showed that surface roughness of the counterface influenced friction and wear characteristics although no correlation was found between the coefficient of friction and specific wear rate. XLPE demonstrated wear sensitivity, particularly under severe abrasive wear condition. The results indicated that the performance of the polyethylenes greatly depends upon the tribological system under which it is operating. KW - Abrasive wear KW - Polyethylene KW - Reciprocating sliding wear KW - Surface roughness KW - Wear mechanism PY - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1177/0967391120920130 SN - 0967-3911 SN - 1478-2391 VL - 29 IS - 5 SP - 393 EP - 404 PB - Sage Publishing CY - London AN - OPUS4-56903 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -