Experimental Estimation of Wear Resistance of Polyamide Composites, Reinforced By Carbon and Glass Fibres Used in Metal-Polymer Gearings

The method of model triboexperimental studies to determine the basic mathematical model parameters of materials wear resistance at sliding friction is considered. The quantitative relative experimental characteristics of wear resistance of glass fibre and carbon fibre reinforced polyamide used in metal-polymer gear couple have been determined. Wear resistance functions of these functional polymeric composites have been established as the basic ones in the tribokinetic mathematical model of material wear for sliding friction conditions. Also, according to the conducted researches, wear resistance diagrams were constructed. They may be used as graphical indicators of wear resistance in the required range of specific friction forces. The dependences that connect the characteristic functions of wear resistance of these materials (obtained by the developed mathematical tribokinetic wear model) with linear wear and gearing service life are presented.