Friction and wear characteristics of robust carbon-carbon composites developed solely from petroleum pitch without reimpregnation

Shishobhan SHARMA; Bharat PATEL; Rasmika PATEL

doi:10.1007/s40544-017-0313-3

Friction 2020, 8(5): 945-956 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-017-0313-3

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Friction and wear characteristics of robust carbon-carbon composites developed solely from petroleum pitch without reimpregnation

Show Author's Information Hide Author's Information Shishobhan SHARMA^¹(

), Bharat PATEL^², Rasmika PATEL^¹

1 Department of Materials Science, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand, Gujarat 380012, India

2 Kana Advanced Composites Industry, POR, Vadodara, Gujarat 380012, India

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friction, microstructure, carbon, sliding wear, composite, pitch, characterization

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SHARMA S, PATEL B, PATEL R. Friction and wear characteristics of robust carbon-carbon composites developed solely from petroleum pitch without reimpregnation. Friction, 2020, 8(5): 945-956. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-017-0313-3

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Friction and wear characteristics correlating the fiber reinforcement percentage of carbon-carbon (C/C) composites solely developed from petroleum pitch matrices were investigated. This study exhibits the tribo-characteristics of C/C composites developed in a single-step carbonization process for varying loads for the first time without a reimpregnation process. A pin-on-disc tribometer with a sliding speed of 0.5 m/s and loads of 5, 10, and 20 N with a flat tool grade stainless steel pin as a static partner was employed. Further, polarized light optical and scanning electron microscopes (SEM) were utilized for a morphological analysis. Elastic modulus and strength were determined by a compression test. A result analysis is conducted to analyze sliding wear accompanied with minor abrasion. The composites with a high percentage of reinforcement exhibit credible wear resistance and mechanical robustness.

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Friction and wear characteristics of robust carbon-carbon composites developed solely from petroleum pitch without reimpregnation

Show Author's information Hide Author's Information Shishobhan SHARMA^¹(

), Bharat PATEL^², Rasmika PATEL^¹

1 Department of Materials Science, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand, Gujarat 380012, India

2 Kana Advanced Composites Industry, POR, Vadodara, Gujarat 380012, India

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Keywords: friction, microstructure, carbon, sliding wear, composite, pitch, characterization

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Received: 25 December 2018

Revised: 16 May 2019

Accepted: 01 July 2019

Published: 28 September 2019

Issue date: October 2020

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This work was supported by the Department of Science and Technology, India, under the Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) fellowship program, 2016 (No. IF160293).

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