SGER: The Potential of Reinforcement of Polymers by Nanoscale Particulate Fibers for Enhanced Tribological Performance

9729680 Bahadur将获得SGER奖，该奖项将支持研究来自多个材料家族的纳米颗粒填料对高温聚合物摩擦学性能的影响。将在一系列条件和混合物中测量摩擦和磨损，并确定在钢对接表面上形成的转移膜的成分和性能。预计纳米粒子与表面的高反应性将导致形成特别耐磨的转移膜。这项研究还将提供有关填充聚合物的摩擦学性能的数据，这些聚合物可能用于MEMS微型机械。***

9729680 Bahadur An SGER award will support the study of the effect of nano- scale particulate fillers from a number of materials families on the tribological performance of a high temperature polymer. Friction and wear will be measured for a range of conditions and mixtures and the composition and properties of the transfer film formed on steel counterfaces will be determined. It is expected that the high reactivity of the nano-scale particles with the counterface will result in formation of especially wear resistant transfer films. The study will also provide data on the tribological properties of filled polymers for potential use in MEMS micromachines. ***