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Symposium: S11 - (General Session 11) Polymer Composites
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Influence of Processing Sequence on the Tribological Properties of VGCF-X/PA6/SEBS Composites

Osada Yu (1), Nishitani Yosuke (1)*, Kitano Takeshi (2)

(1) Kogakuin University - Tokyo - Japan, (2) Tomas Bata University in Zlin - Zlin - Czech

In order to develop the new tribomaterials for mechanical sliding parts with sufficient balance of mechanical and tribological properties, we investigated the influence of processing sequence on the tribological properties of the ternary composites: the polymer blends of Polyamide 6 (PA6) and styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene copolymer (SEBS) filled with vapor grown carbon fiber (VGCF-X), which is one of carbon nanofiber (CNF) and has 15 nanometer diameter and 3 micrometer length. Five different processing sequences: (1) VGCF-X, PA6 and SEBS were mixed simultaneously (Process A), (2) Re-mixing (Second compounding) of the materials prepared by Process A (Process AR),(3) SEBS was blended with PA6 (PA6/SEBS blends) and then these blends were mixed with VGCF-X (Process B), (4) VGCF-X was mixed with PA6 (VGCF-X/PA6 composites) and then these composites were blended with SEBS (Process C), and (5) VGCF-X were mixed with SEBS (VGCF-X/SEBS composites) and then these composites were blended with PA6 (Process D) were attempted for preparing of the ternary composites (VGCF-X/PA6/SEBS composites). These ternary polymer composites were extruded by a twin screw extruder and injection-molded. Their tribological properties were evaluated by a ring-on-plate type sliding wear tester under dry condition. The tribological properties such as the frictional coefficient and the specific wear rate were influenced by the processing sequence. These results may be attributed to the change of internal structure formation of ternary composites (VGCF-X/PA6/SEBS composites) by different processing sequences.