Tribology of Polymeric Nanocomposites

Klaus Friedrich is an Emeritus Professor at the Institute for Composite Materials (IVW GmbH), Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. He is an editorial board member of several key journals in the area, including Composites Science and Technology, Tribology International, and J. Material Science. He also contributes to international committees and conferences related to composite materials and has received numerous awards and honors throughout his prolific research career. Alois K. Schlarb is Professor of Composite Engineering at Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (University of Kaiserslautern), Germany. His research includes work on the structure and properties of plastics, including modeling and simulation of wear behaviour in nanoparticle-reinforced plastics. He is an editorial board member of several key publications in the area and contributes to conferences internationally relating to plastics and composite materials.

• 1. Tribological applications of polymers and their composites: Past, present and future prospects2. The Effect of Nanoparticle Fillers on Transfer Film Formation and the Tribological Behavior of Polymers3. Synergistic effects of nanoparticles and traditional tribo-fillers on sliding wear of polymeric hybrid composites4. The influence of nanoparticle fillers on the friction and wear behavior of polymer matrices5. Tribological behavior of polymer nanocomposites produced by dispersion of nanofillers in molten thermoplastics6. Sliding wear performance of epoxy-based nanocomposites7. Wear simulation of a polymer–steel sliding pair considering temperature- and time-dependent material properties8. On the friction and wear of carbon nanofiber-reinforced PEEK-based polymer composites9. Wear behavior of carbon nanotube-reinforced polyethylene and epoxy composites10. Tribology properties of carbon nanotube-reinforced composites11. Wear and wear maps of coatings12. Hybridized carbon nanocomposite thin films: Synthesis, structures and tribological properties13. Friction and sliding wear of "nanomodified" and coated rubbers 14. Scratch resistance of protective sol-gel coatings on polymeric substrates15. Scratch behavior of polymeric materials16. Wear and scratch damage in polymer nanocomposites17. Polytetrafluoroethylene matrix nanocomposites for tribological applications18. Development of nanostructured slide coatings for automotive components19. Friction and wear behavior of PEEK and its composite coatings20. Surface engineering with micro and nano-sized solid lubricants for enhanced performance of polymer composites and bearings21. Novel nanocomposites and hybrids for lubricating coating applications22. A novel Neural Network approach for modeling tribological properties of polyphenylene sulfide reinforced on different scales

"In a single-volume reference on polymers that incorporate nanometer-scale reinforcing agents, chemical and material engineers describe them both as bulk materials and as thin surface coatings, and explore their behavior and potential use in tribological applications." --Reference & Research Book News, October 2013