Article
  • Wear Characterization of Reinforced Polyurethane Composites Producedvia Vacuum Casting
  • Sait Koçak and Yavuz Kaplan*,†

  • Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Pamukkale University, Denizli 20160, Turkey
    *Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Pamukkale University, Denizli 20160, Turkey

  • 진공주조에 의해 생산된 강화 폴리우레탄 복합재의 마모특성
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Abstract

In recent years, research relating to polyurethane has been growing because of the lightness, low cost, and favorable mechanical properties of this material. The increased usage areas of polyurethane in tribological systems make it very important to determine its wear behavior. This study focuses on the wear characterization of polyurethane composites reinforced with glass fiber, SiC, and Al2O3. The wear tests were carried out using a pin-on-disc test apparatus against an abrasive counter-face at different applied loads (5 and 10 N). Scanning electron microscopy was used to observe the damage on the worn surfaces. The wear experiments clearly demonstrated that the reinforcement materials significantly affected the tribological properties of the polyurethane composites. In addition, it was observed that particle reinforcement was more effective than fiber reinforcement under experimental conditions. Consequently, polyurethane with glass fiber, SiC, and Al2O3 fillers would be a suitable candidate for use in tribological applications.


Keywords: polyurethane, reinforced thermoplastic, vacuum casting, tribological.

  • Polymer(Korea) 폴리머
  • Frequency : Bimonthly(odd)
    ISSN 0379-153X(Print)
    ISSN 2234-8077(Online)
    Abbr. Polym. Korea
  • 2023 Impact Factor : 0.4
  • Indexed in SCIE

This Article

  • 2021; 45(6): 824-831

    Published online Nov 25, 2021

  • 10.7317/pk.2021.45.6.824
  • Received on Mar 4, 2021
  • Revised on Aug 26, 2021
  • Accepted on Sep 11, 2021

Correspondence to

  • Yavuz Kaplan
  • Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Pamukkale University, Denizli 20160, Turkey

  • E-mail: ykaplan@pau.edu.tr