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Tribological characteristics of rubber-based friction materials

Arjmand, M ; Sharif University of Technology | 2011

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1007/s11249-010-9715-0
  3. Publisher: 2011
  4. Abstract:
  5. This article deals with the rubber-based friction materials (RBFMs) which can be used in brake system. The physico-mechanical and tribological properties of a series of fiber filled RBFMs containing steel wool and aramid pulp at different concentrations along with a fiber-free reference material were characterized. Rubber-glass transition induced at higher sliding velocities was identified based on the friction fade behavior of the RBFMs. The rubber-glass transition which is inherently originated by viscoelastic response of polymeric binder was found to be influential on the tribological properties of the RBFMs. It was revealed that steel wool increased coefficient of friction (COF) and improved friction recovery behavior at low volume percent (7.5 vol.%) but it aggravated the COF at high concentration of steel wool (15 vol.%) and severe sliding conditions because of harsh abrasive mechanism. Aramid pulp improved the fade behavior at high sliding velocities and increased COF due to formation of sticky contact patches. It was revealed that steel wool increased the wear rate while aramid pulp did not affect the wear rate significantly, contrary to the increase in the friction coefficient of RBFM. SEM analysis was proved to be useful in correlating the wear rates of composites to the topographical changes on the worn surfaces
  6. Keywords:
  7. Friction ; Railroad ; Abrasive mechanism ; Brake systems ; Coefficient of frictions ; Contact patch ; Friction coefficients ; High concentration ; High sliding velocities ; Mechanical and tribological properties ; Polymeric binder ; Reference material ; SEM analysis ; Sliding conditions ; Sliding velocities ; Steel wool ; Topographical changes ; Tribological characteristics ; Tribological properties ; Viscoelastic response ; Wear rates ; Worn surface ; Elasticity ; Elastomers ; Friction materials ; Glass transition ; Polymeric glass ; Rubber ; Viscosity ; Wear of materials ; Tribology ; Brakes ; Glass Transition Temperature ; Mechanical Properties ; Railroads ; Viscoelasticity ; Wear ; Wool ; Yarn
  8. Source: Tribology Letters ; Volume 41, Issue 2 , October , 2011 , Pages 325-336 ; 10238883 (ISSN)
  9. URL: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11249-010-9715-0