Design of Polymer Composites With Improved Adhesion and Wear Properties

In the third project, an 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP) solution of ATSP oligomer was cast on a metal surface. Tribological tests showed that when ZonylRTM was present as a third body during sliding, the ATSP system had low friction and much lower wear compared to a commercial PTFE based coating. TOF-SIMS analysis showed that ZonylRTM particles had migrated down into the coating at least 1.5 microm deep when the wear track was only 0.2 microm deep, which means that a ATSP and Zonyl RTM composite had formed due to pressure and sliding. It is believe that ATSP with ZonylRTM coating system has very promising prospects for use as a soft protective coating for tribological applications.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Materials Science and Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Zhang, Jing

Contributors dc:contributor

• Economy, James

• Engineering, Materials Science

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3347569

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/82836