
142 HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMERS
Table 5.4 Abrasion Resistance of Fluoropolymer/Oxidized Poly(phenylene
sulfide) Composites [32]
Material Abrasion (mm
3
Nm
−1
/10
−7
)
Fluoropolymer
a
958
Fluoropolymer
a
/oxidized PPS, 95:5 (w/w) 180
Fluoropolymer
a
/oxidized PPS, 80:20 (w/w) 110
Test specimens: diameter 10 mm, height 20 mm; Pressure: 0.42 N mm
−
2
; Sliding speed: 4 m s
−
1
;
Sliding partner: gray iron 30 steel X20Cd13; Test time: 100 h; Test temperature: 100
◦
C; Test distance:
1436 km.
a
75.5% tetrafluoroethylene, 21.0% ethylene, 3.5% perfluorobutylethylene.
suitable for applications in the form of extruded tubes,
as used for sheathing Bowden cables [88].
PTFE-filled unsintered ...