Claims
- 1. A method of improving the adhesive wear properties of a polymeric composite in a dry, smooth contact sliding tribological wear system wherein a surface of said polymeric composite bears against another surface causing friction and adhesive wear of said polymeric composite, the method consisting essentially of the steps of:
- (a) providing a polyamide and a polyolefin, the ratio of said polyamide to said polyolefin being about 30:70 to about 70:30;
- (b) providing an elastomer selected from the group consisting of maleic anhydride-modified ethylene-propylene rubber and terpolymers of ethylene, ethylene acrylate and maleic anhydride, said elastomer being functionalized to graft with said polyamide; and
- (c) melt mixing said polyamide, said polyolefin and said elastomer, such that said elastomer reacts with and grafts to said polyamide to form said composite, said composite consisting essentially of said polyamide, said polyolefin and said elastomer, and wherein the composite has an increased wear resistance and a wear factor of no greater than about 47.times.10.sup.-16 m.sup.3 /Nm in the tribological wear system.
- 2. A method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said polymers is crystalline.
- 3. A method according to claim 1, wherein said polymide is selected from the group consisting of nylon-6, nylon-6/6, nylon-6/10, nylon-6/12.
- 4. A method according to claim 1, wherein said elastomer comprises about 2 to about 20 weight percent of the composite.
- 5. A method according to claim 1, wherein in step (c), a reinforcing agent selected from the group consisting of glass fiber and carbon fiber is mixed with said elastomer, said polyolefin and said polyamide.
- 6. A method according to claim 5, wherein said reinforcing agent comprises up to about 60 percent of the composite.
- 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of said polyamide to said polyolefin is about 50:50.
- 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the polyolefin is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene and high density polyethylene.
- 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the elastomer is maleic anhydride-modified ethylene-propylene rubber.
- 10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the maleic anhydride-modified ethylene-propylene rubber comprises about 4 to about 15 weight percent of the composite.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of Ser. No. 7-910,400 now abandoned filed Jul. 8, 1992.
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