Advances in Polymer Friction and Wear

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Mechanisms of Polymer Friction and Wear

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introductory Remarks

      • Lieng-Huang Lee

      Pages 3-4

   3. Friction, Adhesion and Boundary Lubrication of Polymers

      • David Tabor

      Pages 5-30

   4. Effect of Surface Energetics on Polymer Friction and Wear

      • Lieng-Huang Lee

      Pages 31-68

   5. Adhesion and Deformation Friction of Polymer on Hard Solids

      • Arvin R. Savkoor

      Pages 69-121

   6. The Interactions of n-C5F12 (a Model Compound to Partially Represent P.T.F.E.) on a Clean Iron Film

      • M. O. W. Richardson, M. W. Pascoe

      Pages 123-132

   7. Fracture Mechanics Applied to Rubber Abrasion

      • D. H. Champ, E. Southern, A. G. Thomas

      Pages 133-144

3. Polymer Properties and Friction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 145-145

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   2. Introductory Remarks

      • Thomas L. Thourson

      Pages 147-148

   3. The Nature of Polymer Friction

      • J. J. Bikerman

      Pages 149-163

   4. Polymer Friction under Conditions of Deformation Processing

      • M. A. Saleem, S. Bahadur

      Pages 165-177

   5. Shear Strength and Polymer Friction

      • Laird C. Towle

      Pages 179-189

   6. Friction and Transfer of Some Polymers in Unlubricated Sliding

      • B. J. Briscoe, C. M. Pooley, D. Tabor

      Pages 191-204

   7. Frictional Heating of a Uniform Finite Thickness Material Rubbing Against an Elastomer

      • G. Harpavat

      Pages 205-221

   8. A Laboratory Study of the Friction of Rubber on Ice

      • E. Southern, R. W. Walker

      Pages 223-236

4. Characterization and Modification of Polymer Surfaces

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 237-237

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   2. Introductory Remarks

      • Douglas V. Keller Jr.

      Pages 239-240

   3. The Application of ESCA to Studies of Structure and Bonding in Polymers

      • D. T. Clark

      Pages 241-314

   4. The Atomic Nature of Polymer-Metal Interactions in Adhesion, Friction, and Wear

      • Donald H. Buckley, William A. Brainard

      Pages 315-331

Polymers and polymer composites have been increasinqly used in place of metals for various industries; namely, aerospace, automotive, bio-medical, computer, electrophotography, fiber, and rubber tire. Thus, an understanding of the interactions between polymers and between a polymer and a rigid counterface can enhance the applications of polymers under various environments. In meet­ ing this need, polymer tribology has evolved to deal with friction, lubrication and wear of polymeric materials and to answer some of the problems related to polymer-polymer interactions or oolymer­ rigid body interactions. The purpose of this first International Symposium was to introduce advances in studies of polymer friction and wear, especially in Britain and the U.S.S.R. Most earlier studies of the Fifties were stimulated by the growth of rubber tire industries. Continuous research through the Sixties has broadened the base to include other polymers such as nylon, polyolefins, and poly tetra­ fluoroethylene, or PTFE. However, much of this work was published in engineering or physics journals and rarely in chemistry journals; presumably, the latter have always considered the work to be too applied or too irrelevant. Not until recent years have chemists started to discover words such as tribo-chemistry or mechano­ chemistry and gradually become aware of an indispensable role in this field of polymer tribology. Thus, we were hoping to bring the technology up to date during this SympOSium, especially to the majority of participants, polymer chemists by training.

• Polyolefin
• Rigid body
• adhesion
• base
• chemistry
• elastomer
• environment
• growth
• iron
• metals
• photography
• physics
• polymer
• rubber

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