Effect of Inorganic Fillers on the Friction Properties of Polyamide 66

Authors

  • V.L. Raja Associate Professor, Muthayammal Engineering College, Rasipuram -637408, Tamil Nadu, India
  • A. Kumaravel Professor and Head, K.S.Rangasamy College Of Technology, Tiruchengode-6372015,Tamil Nadu, India
  • S. Sundaram Professor and Dean, Muthayammal Engineering College, Rasipuram -637408, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24297/jac.v12i17.5385

Keywords:

Inorganic Materials, Fly Ash, Silica Fume, Nylon 66, Friction coefficient

Abstract

Organic materials are those which  have carbon elements in them and the inorganic materials are those which  do not have carbon  elements and those obtained from earth materials such as minerals and the atmosphere.  The inorganic materials have advantages such as high thermal stability, chemical stability etc.  Fly ash and silica fume are inorganic industrial wastes which are produced in large quantities during production of power and silicon respectively. These are the sources of land pollution and this pollution could be minimized if they are successfully reused in appropriate applications.  . The polymer composites are becoming suitable alternative materials for metals in various tribological applications and so wear and friction studies of these materials gain significance. Polyamide 66, also known as Nylon 66 are engineering polymers used in such applications. Nylon was reinforced with these fillers in 5 to 25 % weight fraction increasing in steps of 5%, using a twin- screw extruder. The friction tests were carried out under dry sliding conditions in a pin-on-disc type friction and wear monitoring test rig at different normal loads and at a constant sliding distance and velocity. Friction coefficient of both composites have found to be decreased than pure Nylon. The friction coefficient of fly ash reinforced Nylon is lesser than the silica fume filled nylon at all the tested conditions.

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Author Biographies

V.L. Raja, Associate Professor, Muthayammal Engineering College, Rasipuram -637408, Tamil Nadu, India

Department of Mechanical Engineering,

A. Kumaravel, Professor and Head, K.S.Rangasamy College Of Technology, Tiruchengode-6372015,Tamil Nadu, India

Department of Mechanical Engineering,

S. Sundaram, Professor and Dean, Muthayammal Engineering College, Rasipuram -637408, Tamil Nadu, India

Department of Mechanical Engineering,

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Published

2016-09-01

How to Cite

Raja, V., Kumaravel, A., & Sundaram, S. (2016). Effect of Inorganic Fillers on the Friction Properties of Polyamide 66. JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN CHEMISTRY, 12(17), 5026–5030. https://doi.org/10.24297/jac.v12i17.5385

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