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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Effect of Different Lubricating Environment on the Tribological Performance of CNT Filled Glass Reinforced Polymer Composite.

Sandeep Agrawal, Nishant K Singh, Rajeev Kumar Upadhyay, Gurminder Singh, Yashvir Singh, Sunpreet Singh, Catalin I Pruncu

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Sandeep AgrawalDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Hindustan College of Science and Technology, Farah, Mathura 281122, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Nishant K SinghDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Hindustan College of Science and Technology, Farah, Mathura 281122, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Rajeev Kumar UpadhyayDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Hindustan College of Science and Technology, Farah, Mathura 281122, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Gurminder SinghSchool of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield, D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-5921-9638
Yashvir SinghDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun 248002, Uttarakhand, India.ORCID 0000-0001-5837-1136
Sunpreet SinghMechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117584, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-9592-4828
Catalin I PruncuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Rd., London SW7 2AZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4926-2189

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Abstract

In recent years, the engineering implications of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have progressed enormously due to their versatile characteristics. In particular, the role of CNTs in improving the tribological performances of various engineering materials is well documented in the literature. In this work, an investigation has been conducted to study the tribological behaviour of CNTs filled with glass-reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites in dry sliding, oil-lubricated, and gaseous (argon) environments in comparison to unfilled GFRP composites. The tribological study has been conducted on hardened steel surfaces at different loading conditions. Further, the worn surfaces have been examined for a particular rate of wear. Field-emission scanning electron (FESEM) microscopy was used to observe wear behaviours. The results of this study explicitly demonstrate that adding CNTs to GFRP composites increases wear resistance while lowering friction coefficient in all sliding environments. This has also been due to the beneficial strengthening and self-lubrication properties caused by CNTs on GFRP composites, according to FESEM research.

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carbon nanotubesfrictionglass fiber reinforced polymersliding environmentwear

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PMID34072710
PMCPMC8199214

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