Synthesis and Tribological Properties of Bio-Inspired Nacre-Like Composites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Experimental Equipment
2.3. Preparation of Porous Al2O3 Ceramics
2.4. Preparation of Layered Al2O3/PMMA Composites
3. Micromorphology of Layered Al2O3/PMMA Composites
4. Properties of Layered Al2O3/PMMA Composites
4.1. Fracture Toughness
4.2. Microhardness
4.3. Sliding Friction Characteristics of Layered Al2O3/PMMA Composites
4.4. Wear Characteristics of Layered Al2O3/PMMA Composites
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
PMMA | polymethyl methacrylate |
CMC | Carboxyl methyl Cellulose |
MMA | monomeric methyl methacrylate |
AIBN | Azo disobutyronitrile |
CN | Chevron Notch |
PID | Proportion Integral Derivative |
Appendix A
Instruments | Model | Manufacturer | Usage |
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Electronic balance | BS224S | Sartorius-mechatronics (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing, China | Weighing |
Ball mill | SFM-3 | Hefei kejing materials technology Co., Ltd., Hefei, China | Slurry preparation |
Rotary-vane Vaccum Pump | VP-1 | Taizhou zhengkong pump industry Co., Ltd., Taizhou, China | Slurry degassing |
Freeze-casting device | —— | Self-made, Beijing, China | Directional solidification of slurry |
Freeze drier | FD-1A-50 | Shanghai bilang manufacturing Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China | Cryogenic distillation |
Muffle furnace | KSL-1700X | Hefei kejing materials technology Co., Ltd., Hefei, China | Ceramic sinter |
Water bath kettle | XMTD-204 | Chunlan experimental instrument factory, Changzhou, China | Prepolymerization |
Oven | ZK-30AB | Shanghai shenguang instrument and meter Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China | polymerization |
Grinding and polishing machine | UNIPOL-1200S | Shenyang kejing automation equipment Co., Ltd., Shenyang, China | Polishing |
Ultrasonic cleaner | KX-1840T | Manufacture Expert, Tianjin, China | Cleaning the sample |
Bench diamond wire cutter | STX-402 | Shenyang kejing automation equipment Co., Ltd., Shenyang, China | Cutting sample |
Universal electronic material testing machine | LN-939CS | Guangdong lina industrial Co., Ltd., Guangdong, China | Determine sample compression strength |
Cold field emission scanning electron microscope. | SU8010 | Hitachi (China) Co., Ltd., Beijing, China | Observe the interface microstructure of porous ceramics and layered composites |
Microhardness analyzer | HVT-1000 | Shanghai zhong yan instrument factory, Shanghai, China | Measure the surface microhardness of the layered composite. |
Material surface performance tester. | CFT-1 | Lanzhou zhongke kaihua technology Co., Ltd., Lanzhou, China | The correlating friction and wear test |
Laser microscope | VKX-100 | KEYENCE (China) Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China | Measurement of roughness and worn marks diameter |
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Initial solid phase content | 15% | 17.5% | 20% | 22.5% | 25% |
Maximum load (N) | 328.492 | 176.176 | 247.942 | 211.852 | 297.768 |
Initial solid phase content | 15% | 17.5% | 20% | 22.5% | 25% |
Fracture toughness (MPa·m1/2) | 31.7695 | 17.038 | 23.978 | 20.488 | 28.797 |
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Zhang, H.; Liu, S.; Xiao, H.; Zhang, X. Synthesis and Tribological Properties of Bio-Inspired Nacre-Like Composites. Materials 2018, 11, 1563. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11091563
Zhang H, Liu S, Xiao H, Zhang X. Synthesis and Tribological Properties of Bio-Inspired Nacre-Like Composites. Materials. 2018; 11(9):1563. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11091563
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Hang, Shuhai Liu, Huaping Xiao, and Xun Zhang. 2018. "Synthesis and Tribological Properties of Bio-Inspired Nacre-Like Composites" Materials 11, no. 9: 1563. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11091563