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Preparation and tribological properties of polyetheretherketone composites. 2010

Dangsheng Xiong, and Lei Xiong, and Lingling Liu

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. xiongds@163.com

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a thermoplastic engineering plastic with excellent mechanical properties. In this article, PEEK and its composites filled with ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) were prepared by vacuum hot-pressing method. Tribological properties of these materials were investigated by block-on-ring friction and wear rig. An alloy (CoCrMo) ring and a ceramic (Si(3)N(4)) ring were used as friction pairs. The experiments were conducted under deionized water lubrication (DWL), saline lubrication (SL), and calf serum solution lubrication (CSSL). Worn surfaces morphology was observed and analyzed by metallographic microscope. The results indicated that friction coefficients of PEEK/UHMWPE composites were effectively reduced when compared with pure PEEK. When the materials slid against the alloy (CoCrMo) ring, wear rates of PEEK/UHMWPE were also effectively reduced when compared with pure PEEK. Wear mechanisms of PEEK were mainly ploughing and slight scratches under CSSL condition, whereas the quantity of the ploughing and scratches for PEEK/20%UHMWPE were significantly reduced.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007659	Ketones	Organic compounds containing a carbonyl group	Ketone
D008422	Materials Testing	The testing of materials and devices, especially those used for PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SUTURES; TISSUE ADHESIVES; etc., for hardness, strength, durability, safety, efficacy, and biocompatibility.	Biocompatibility Testing,Biocompatible Materials Testing,Hemocompatibility Testing,Testing, Biocompatible Materials,Testing, Hemocompatible Materials,Hemocompatibility Testings,Hemocompatible Materials Testing,Materials Testing, Biocompatible,Materials Testing, Hemocompatible,Testing, Biocompatibility,Testing, Hemocompatibility,Testing, Materials,Testings, Biocompatibility
D011092	Polyethylene Glycols	Polymers of ETHYLENE OXIDE and water, and their ethers. They vary in consistency from liquid to solid depending on the molecular weight indicated by a number following the name. They are used as SURFACTANTS, dispersing agents, solvents, ointment and suppository bases, vehicles, and tablet excipients. Some specific groups are NONOXYNOLS, OCTOXYNOLS, and POLOXAMERS.	Macrogols,Polyoxyethylenes,Carbowax,Macrogol,Polyethylene Glycol,Polyethylene Oxide,Polyethyleneoxide,Polyglycol,Glycol, Polyethylene,Glycols, Polyethylene,Oxide, Polyethylene,Oxides, Polyethylene,Polyethylene Oxides,Polyethyleneoxides,Polyglycols,Polyoxyethylene
D011108	Polymers	Compounds formed by the joining of smaller, usually repeating, units linked by covalent bonds. These compounds often form large macromolecules (e.g., BIOPOLYMERS; PLASTICS).	Polymer
D002516	Ceramics	Products made by baking or firing nonmetallic minerals (clay and similar materials). In making dental restorations or parts of restorations the material is fused porcelain. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed & Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)	Ceramic
D001577	Benzophenones	Derivatives of benzophenone (with the structural formula phenyl-(C
D013314	Stress, Mechanical	A purely physical condition which exists within any material because of strain or deformation by external forces or by non-uniform thermal expansion; expressed quantitatively in units of force per unit area.	Mechanical Stress,Mechanical Stresses,Stresses, Mechanical
D014800	Vitallium	An alloy of 60% cobalt, 20% chromium, 5% molybdenum, and traces of other substances. It is used in dentures, certain surgical appliances, prostheses, implants, and instruments.	Cobalt-Chromium-Molybdenum Alloy,Alloy, Cobalt-Chromium-Molybdenum,Cobalt Chromium Molybdenum Alloy
D014867	Water	A clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)	Hydrogen Oxide
D017276	Friction	Surface resistance to the relative motion of one body against the rubbing, sliding, rolling, or flowing of another with which it is in contact.