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01-12-2022 | Original Paper

Study of Friction and Wear Characteristics of PEEK by Reciprocating Sliding Experiment and Temperature Dependences Simulation

Authors: Kerui Chen, Zehua Lu, Peitang Wei, Huaiju Liu, Dong Wei, Huaijie Xie

Published in: Tribology Letters | Issue 4/2022

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A systematic study combined experiment and temperature-related simulation has been conducted to evaluate the wear and friction performance of poly-ether–ether–ketone (PEEK) and preliminary explore the feasibility of PEEK as the reciprocating transmission component material. The reciprocating sliding test was carried out with PEEK–PEEK surface contacting tribo-pair under dry conditions at room temperature. The temperature-dependent wear rate was calibrated into the simulation to predict the wear behavior of PEEK. The results showed strong correlations between its friction and wear behaviors and pressure, velocity as well as temperature increase caused by friction. With the increase of velocity and pressure, the friction coefficient of PEEK decreased. An empirical formula of friction coefficient considering both velocity and pressure for PEEK was first proposed. As the velocity and pressure increased, the wear mechanism changed and wear intensified. Pressure had a greater influence on wear rate than velocity due to friction heat.

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Title: Study of Friction and Wear Characteristics of PEEK by Reciprocating Sliding Experiment and Temperature Dependences Simulation
Authors: Kerui Chen
Zehua Lu
Peitang Wei
Huaiju Liu
Dong Wei
Huaijie Xie
Publication date: 01-12-2022
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Tribology Letters / Issue 4/2022
Print ISSN: 1023-8883
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2711
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-022-01641-z

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