Skip to main content

Fatigue and Tribological Properties of Plastics and Elastomers

For all practical purposes, the useful life of a plastic component is equal to its fatigue life under conditions of cyclic loading such as those that occur in vibration. Equally… Read more

Description

For all practical purposes, the useful life of a plastic component is equal to its fatigue life under conditions of cyclic loading such as those that occur in vibration. Equally important to materials engineers and designers are abrasion, friction and wearùtribological properties.

Over 80 generic families are covered including thermoplastics, thermosets, thermoplastic elastomers and rubbers. Neat resins, blends and alloys, plastics with various combinations of fillers, additives and more are covered. Also covers plastics mated to plastics and metals.

Readership

Materials engineers and designers.

Table of contents

Fatigue Data
Stress vs. Cycles to Failure
Fatigue Crack Propagation
Tribological Properties
Wear Factor
Wear Factor of Mating Surface
Static Coefficient of Friction
Dynamic Coefficient of Friction
Limiting Pressure Velocity
Taber Abrasion
NBS Abrasion Index
Weight Loss
Mating Surfaces
Plastic to Self
Plastic to other Plastics
Plastic to Metal
Plastic to Aluminum
Plastic to Bronze
Properties As Functions Of
Pressure
Velocity
Temperature
Elapsed Time
Humidity
Material Composition
Frequency
Specimen Size
More

Review quotes

"I am delighted to see this badly needed handbookàI commend your efforts."—Norman Dowling, Virginia Tech

Product details

About the author

PP

PDL PDL Staff

Affiliations and expertise
William Andrew, Plastics Design Library

View book on ScienceDirect

Read Fatigue and Tribological Properties of Plastics and Elastomers on ScienceDirect