Application of reinforced composite materials is actively expanding in automobile production, mechanical engineering, aviation and other industries. The interest in such materials stems from combination of high strength and rigidity with relatively low weight, corrosion resistance, and a wide range of design possibilities for components. The glass-fiber-reinforced polymer composites are gaining popularity.
The glass-filled composites are used not only in housing and structural components. The parts that function directly under conditions of friction and sliding are made of them. In particular, glass-filled polymers are used at making gearwheels, worm gears, cages of bearings, rollers, threaded pairs, and other elements of movable mechanisms.
At replacing a metal part for a reinforced composite, the requirements to lubricating the unit change, too. The lubricant that works effectively in a conventional metal-to-metal part cannot be automatically transferred onto a friction pair containing a composite component.
While selecting a lubricant, it is necessary to take into account composition of the polymer matrix and the reinforcing filler, the material of the mating surface is made of, the load, sliding race, temperature, and other operational conditions. Not only the anti-friction and anti-wear performances of the lubricating material are important but also its compatibility with a certain composite. That is why such units require separate selection of a lubricating compound, and its operability should be verified through testing.
The Modengy company is engaged in the projects on designing the lubricating materials for reinforced composites. The enterprise’s experts work jointly with the manufacturers of the items, select compounds for certain friction pairs, and hold the tests taking into account the conditions of further operation of the parts.
As part of this work, the lubricants that can be offered to the market to be used in the pairs containing the glass-filled composites have already been obtained. At the same time, the Modengy keeps developing and testing the compound to expand possibilities of using them in the friction units.
The employee competencies and the up-to-date equipment enable to design lubricating materials for certain operational conditions and non-standard materials the friction pairs are made of.
We invite to cooperation the enterprises dealing with the glass-filled composites. The Modengy’s experts are ready to discuss selecting or designing the required material and testing it on your samples or units.