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Composites

Volume 4, Issue 2, March 1973, Pages 55-64
Composites

Series - Composite materials and the designer: Article 4: Friction and wear of self-lubricating composite materials

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Abstract

An attempt has been made to formulate a framework within which the development of composites as self-lubricating materials can be considered. The tribological inadequacies of single-phase materials and the specific functions of various types of additive are outlined. General friction and wear comparisons for materials are difficult; moreover, low friction and wear are rarely the only important characteristics required of a material. Additional criteria, such as the ability to withstand elevated temperatures, very high loads or abrasive or corrosive environments must often be adopted and the choice of material therefore becomes a complex function of the environmental and mechanical conditions pertaining to each potential application.

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