TY - JOUR
T1 - Influence of solid lubricant addition on friction and wear response of 3d printed polymer composites
AU - Keshavamurthy, R.
AU - Tambrallimath, Vijay
AU - Rajhi, Ali A.
AU - Shabbir Ahmed, R. M.
AU - Patil, Arun Y.
AU - Yunus Khan, T. M.
AU - Makannavar, R.
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This research was funded by the King Khalid University through grant number R.G.P. 1/328/42.
Funding Information:
Acknowledgments: The authors extend their appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia for funding this work through research groups program under grant number R.G.P. 1/328/42.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
PY - 2021/9/1
Y1 - 2021/9/1
N2 - In this study, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and graphite powder—a solid lubricant— were filled and characterized for friction and wear responses. The fused deposition modeling (FDM) technique was utilized to synthesize ABS–graphite composites. A twin-screw extrusion approach was employed to create the composite filament of graphite–ABS that is suitable for the FDM process. Three graphite particle ratios ranging from 0% to 5% were explored in the ABS matrix. The wear and friction properties of ABS composites were examined using a pin on disc tribometer at varied sliding velocities and weights. As a result of the graphite addition in the ABS matrix, weight losses for FDM components as well as a decreased coefficient of friction were demonstrated. Furthermore, as the graphite weight percentage in the ABS matrix grows the value of friction and wear loss decreases. The wear mechanisms in graphite filled ABS composites and ABS were extensively examined using scanning electron microscopy and confocal microscopy.
AB - In this study, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and graphite powder—a solid lubricant— were filled and characterized for friction and wear responses. The fused deposition modeling (FDM) technique was utilized to synthesize ABS–graphite composites. A twin-screw extrusion approach was employed to create the composite filament of graphite–ABS that is suitable for the FDM process. Three graphite particle ratios ranging from 0% to 5% were explored in the ABS matrix. The wear and friction properties of ABS composites were examined using a pin on disc tribometer at varied sliding velocities and weights. As a result of the graphite addition in the ABS matrix, weight losses for FDM components as well as a decreased coefficient of friction were demonstrated. Furthermore, as the graphite weight percentage in the ABS matrix grows the value of friction and wear loss decreases. The wear mechanisms in graphite filled ABS composites and ABS were extensively examined using scanning electron microscopy and confocal microscopy.
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U2 - 10.3390/polym13172905
DO - 10.3390/polym13172905
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85114127461
SN - 2073-4360
VL - 13
JO - Polymers
JF - Polymers
IS - 17
M1 - 2905
ER -