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Part I Bulk Polymers |
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Chapter 1 Adhesion and Friction of Polymers |
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2 Polymers and Polymer Composites |
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3 Mechanical Behaviour of Polymer-Based Materials |
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4.1 Thermodynamic Approach (Specific Surface Energy) |
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4.3 Contact of Rough Surfaces |
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4.4 Contact of Rough Surfaces with Adhesion |
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4.5 Measurement of Adhesion |
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5 Friction of Polymer over the Hard Counterface |
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5.1 Effect of Load on Friction |
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5.2 Effect of Sliding Velocity on Friction |
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5.3 Effect of Temperature on Friction |
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6.2 Adhesive Wear and Friction Transfer |
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6.4 Frictional Behaviour of Polymer Materials with Nanofillers |
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Chapter 2 Tribophysical Interpretation of Polymer Sliding Mechanisms |
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2 Experimental Techniques |
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3 Polymer Surface Analysis |
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3.1 Depositions of Internal Lubricant |
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3.2 Conformational Changes |
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3.6 Physico-Chemical Degradation |
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4 Polymer Wear Debris Analysis |
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Chapter 3 Scaling Effects in Tribotesting of Polymers |
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2 Tribotesting Facilities at Different Scales |
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3 Meso-Scale to Small-Scale Correlation |
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3.1 Influence of Deformation and Contact Situation |
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3.2 The Influence and Efficiency of Internal Lubrication |
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4 Small-Scale to Large-Scale Correlation |
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4.1 Single Parameter Model: Effect of Contact Pressure |
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4.2 Two-Parameter Model: pv-Limit |
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4.3 Macroscopic Geometry Model |
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4.4 Influence of Controlled Temperature on Small-Scale Testing |
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5 Large-Scale to Full-Scale Correlation |
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6 Summary and Conclusions |
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Chapter 4 Scratch Experiments and Finite Element Simulation: Friction and Nonlinearity Effects |
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2 Experimental Observations |
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3 Finite Element Modelling |
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5.1 Relationship between Contact Geometry and Mean Contact Strain |
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5.2 Influence of the Mesh Size |
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5.3 Definition of the Representative Volume |
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5.4 Influence of the Strain Hardening |
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Chapter 5 Nanoindentation and Indentation Creep of Polymeric Materials |
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2 Brief Summary of Basic Nanoindentation Analysis |
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2.1 Doerner and Nix's Analysis Method |
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2.2 Oliver and Pharr's Analysis Method |
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3 Problems of Nanoindentation of Polymeric Materials |
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4 Approaches to the Nanoindentation of Polymers or Other Soft Materials |
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4.1 Load Relaxation Experiments |
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4.2 Time-Dependent Properties |
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4.3 Nanoindentation with Continuous Stiffness Measurement |
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4.4 Fitting of Unloading Curve of Nanoindentation Polymers |
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4.5 Rate-Dependent Properties |
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5 Indentation Creep Experiments and Analysis |
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5.1 Basic Indentation Creep Analysis |
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5.2 Meaning of the Fitting Parameters |
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5.3 Factors Affecting the Indentation Creep |
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5.4 Modelling of Indentation Creep |
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5.5 Other Creep Functions and Comparison |
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6 Theoretical Analysis of Nanoindentation of Polymers |
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7 Nanoindentation Using Scanning Probe Microscope |
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8 Summary, Conclusions and Implications |
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Chapter 6 Effects of Physiological Factors on Wear of UHMWPE for Joint Prosthesis |
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2 Physiological Factor Relating to Joint Kinematics |
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2.1 Shape of Sliding Pathways in Joint Prostheses During Walking |
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2.2 Effect of Multidirectional Sliding Motion on Wear of UHMWPE |
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2.3 Wear Characteristics of UHMWPE Evaluated in Multidirectional Sliding Wear Test |
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3 Physiological Factor Relating to Joint Environment |
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3.1 Degradation of UHMWPE in Human Body |
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3.2 Effect of Macromolecules on Friction and Wear |
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3.3 Effect of Protein and Lipid on Wear of UHMWPE |
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Chapter 7 Biopolymer Tribology |
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1 A Brief History of Biopolymers in Total Hip Replacements |
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2 The Use of Biopolymers in Other Prostheses |
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3 Biopolymer Wear and Wear Debris |
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4 Wear Testing of Biopolymers |
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4.2 Biopolymer Wear Testing |
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5 Influence of Counterface Roughness on Wear |
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6 Influence of Lubricant on Wear |
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8 Theoretical Lubrication Analysis |
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10 Other Polymers (Nonpolyethylene) |
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11 All-Polymer Articulations |
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12 Future Developments in Biopolymers |
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Chapter 8 Frictional Behaviour of Miniature Journal Polymer-on-Polymer Bearings |
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2.1 Investigation of Friction Coefficient and Time Needed to Start to Operate of Bearing |
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2.2 Investigation of Surface Topography of Rubbing Components by Use of AFM |
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2.3 Experimental Investigation of Elasticity Modulus of Surface Layers of Polymeric Bearing Materials |
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2.4 Experimental Studies of Surface Free Energy of Polymer |
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3 Model of Contact and Predicting of Friction Coefficient |
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3.1 Model of Force Interactions between Contacting Polymeric Surfaces Static Contact |
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3.2 Model of Force Interactions Occurring between Polymeric Rubbing Surfaces Phase of Transition from Stationary State to Movement |
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4 Comparison of Predicted and Experimentally Determined Frictional Behaviours of Studied Bearings |
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Chapter 9 State-of-the-Art of Rubber Tribology |
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2.1 Sliding Friction on Self-Affined Rough Surface |
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2.2 Friction of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Elastomers |
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3.1 Effects of Surface Roughness on the Tribological Behaviours of Rubber under Lubrication Conditions |
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3.2 Wet Sliding Friction of Elastomers |
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3.3 Robust Molecular Lubrication Layers |
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4.1 Wear Behaviour of Elastomers |
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4.2 Wear Behaviour of Rubber Composites and Coatings |
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5 Wear of Metal by Rubber |
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5.1 A Brief Historic Background |
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5.2 Wear of Steel by Rubber in the Presence of Liquid Media |
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6 Tribology of Rubber Assemblies |
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6.4 Rubber Journal Bearing and Rubber Acetabular Bearing Materials |
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Part II Reinforced Polymers |
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Chapter 10 Wear of Polytetrafluoroethylene and PTFE Composites |
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1 Processing and Structure |
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4 PTFE Composite Wear Reduction Mechanisms |
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4.1 Transfer Film Adhesion |
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4.2 Preferential Load Support |
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5 Polymer-Filled PTFE Composites |
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6 Radiation-Induced Wear Resistance in PTFE |
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7 Tomorrow's Challenges: Understanding Nano-Filled PTFE |
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Chapter 11 Polymer Composites for Tribological Applications in a Range between Liquid Helium and Room Temperature |
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1 Introduction to Cryotechnology |
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2 Materials and Tribological Characterisation Methods |
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2.2 Tribotests at Room Temperature and Cryogenic Environments |
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3 Friction and Wear of PTFE-Based Composites at Room Temperature |
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4 Tribology of Selected PEEK- and PTFE-Based Composites in Cryogenic Environments |
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4.1 Room Temperature Air vs. 77K Liquid Nitrogen |
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4.2 Influence of the Cryogenic Medium |
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Chapter 12 Mechanical and Tribological Behaviour of Polymers Filled with Inorganic Particulate Fillers |
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2 Effect of Fillers on Mechanical Properties |
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3 Effect of Fillers on Friction and Wear |
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3.1 Microparticle Fillers |
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4 Mechanisms of Wear Modification |
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4.1 Sharing of Load by Hard Particles |
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4.2 Transfer Film Topography |
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4.3 Transfer Film Bonding |
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Chapter 13 The Sliding Wear of Polypropylene and Its Blends |
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3 Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene |
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4 Polyethylene Terephthalate/Polypropylene (PET/PP) Blends |
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5 Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate |
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6 Wear Properties of PP/PET Blends |
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6.1 Influence of Addition of RPET on Wear of PP |
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6.2 Effect of UHMWPE Addition on Wear Rate of PP and Its Blends |
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Chapter 14 Engineering Polymers and Composites for Machine Elements |
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1 Introduction and Overview |
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2 Rolling-Sliding Tests by the Twin-Disc Technique |
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2.2 Unreinforced Thermoplastics Polyoxymethylene and Polyamide 66 |
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2.3 Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastics Polyamides |
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2.4 Internal Lubricants and Additives PTFE |
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2.5 Comparison of Results and Validity of Data |
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4 Thermal Aspects of Polymeric Gearing |
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4.2 Operating Temperatures of Polymeric Gears |
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4.3 Bulk Temperature Estimation |
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5 Failure Modes of Polymer Gears |
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5.3 Other Forms of Failure |
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6.1 Commercial against Experimental Wear Data |
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6.3 Wear Rates of Various Polymers |
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7 Mechanical Efficiencies of Polymer Gears |
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7.1 Theoretical Efficiencies |
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7.2 Experimental Efficiencies and Coefficients of Frictions |
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8 Polymer Gears in High Performance Applications |
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8.1 Power Density Comparisons |
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8.2 Elastohydrodynamic Aspects of Polymer Gears |
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8.3 Novel Forms of Lubrication |
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Chapter 15 Brake Friction Materials |
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2 Ingredients of Brake Friction Materials |
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2.4 Manufacturing Parameters |
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4 Friction Materials and Environmental Issues |
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5 Friction Evaluation Tests |
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Chapter 16 Study of Tribological and Mechanical Properties of Mold-in-Colour Polypropylene Used in Automobile Industry |
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3 Preliminary Tests for Tip Selection |
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4 Progressive Load Scratch Tests |
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5 Constant Load Scratch Tests |
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6 Quantitative Characterisation of Scratch Damages |
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Part III Polymer Films |
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Chapter 17 Mechanical Properties of Thin Polymer Films Within Contacts |
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2 Contact Mechanics of Confined Polymer Coatings |
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2.1 Oedometric Approximation for the Normal Indentation of Confined Layers |
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3 Visco-Elastic Properties of Confined Polymer Films in the Glass Transition Range |
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3.1 Linearity of the Contact Lateral Response |
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3.2 Pressure Dependence of the Linear Visco-Elastic Modulus |
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4 Plastic Properties of Confined Polymer Films |
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4.1 Plastic Imprints under Normal Indentation |
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4.2 Elastic/Plastic Indentation Limit for Confined Polymer Films |
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Chapter 18 Tribological Behaviour of Polymer Brush Prepared by the "Grafting-from" Method |
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1.1 Definition of Polymer Brush |
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1.2 Tribology of Polymer Brush Prepared by "Grafting-to" Method |
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1.3 Advantage of Polymer Brush Prepared by the "Grafting-from" Method Combined with Living Polymerisation |
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2 Preparation of High-Density Polymer Brush on Substrate |
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2.1 Initiator-Immobilised Silicon Substrate |
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2.2 General Procedure for Surface-Initiated ATRP |
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3 Frictional Property of High-Density Polymer Brush |
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3.1 Dependence of Solvent Quality |
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3.2 Water Lubrication by Hydrophilic Polymer Brush |
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3.3 Effect of Graft Density on Wear Resistance |
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Chapter 19 AFM Testing of Polymeric Resist Films for Nanoimprint Lithography |
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4 Testing of Materials for NIL |
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4.2 AFM Studies of Surface Topography, Friction and Adhesion of Ultrathin Resist Films |
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4.4 Studies of Properties of Polymeric Resist Films versus Temperature |
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5 Studies of Friction between Mold Surface and Resist Film |
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6 Studies of Anti-Stiction Layers |
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Chapter 20 Tribological Studies of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Thin Films on Silicon Surface |
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1.1 General Background on Polymer Thin Films |
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1.2 Tribological Properties of Polymer Thin Films |
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1.3 Motivation and Objectives of the Present Study |
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2 Materials and Sample Preparation |
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2.2 Preparation of UHMWPE Film on Si Surface |
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2.3 Experimental Procedures |
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3.1 Characterisation of the UHMWPE Film on Si Surface |
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3.2 Effect of PFPE Overcoating onto UHMWPE Film Modified Si Surface on Tribological Properties |
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Chapter 21 Tribology of UHMWPE Thin Films on Si with Interfacial Layers and Modifications |
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2 Experimental Procedures |
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2.2 Preparation of Different Layers on Si Substrate |
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2.4 Friction and Wear Tests |
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3 Friction and Wear Results |
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3.1 Comparison of UHMWPE Film with and without DLC Interface |
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3.2 Effect of UHMWPE Thickness on the Friction and Wear Properties of Si/DLC/UHMWPE |
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3.3 Comparison of UHMWPE Film with Different Interfaces |
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Index |
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