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 comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a polycarbonate and a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyolefin, polyacrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, and polyacetal;
- (b) providing at least one elastomer for toughening said polycarbonate and said polymer, said at least one elastomer being functionalized to compatibilize said polycarbonate sand said polymer and said at least one elastomer being selected from the group consisting of maleic anhydride-modified ethylene-propylene rubber, ethylene-propylene rubber grafted with styrene-acrylonitrile, and terpolymers of ethylene, ethyl acrylate and maleic anhdyride; and
- (c) melt mixing said polycarbonate, said polymer and said at least one elastomer, such that said at least one elastomer bonds with at least one of said polycarbonate and said polymer to form said composite, said composite comprising said polycarbonate, said polymer and said at least one elastomer, and wherein the composite has an increased wear resistance and a wear factor lower than the wear factor of a polycarbonate composite without said polymer and said at least one elastomer in the tribological system.
- 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of said polycarbonate to said polymer is from about 5:95 to about 95:5.
- 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the ratio of said polycarbonate to said polymer is from about 25:75 to about 75:25.
- 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one elastomer comprises from about 5 to about 20 weight percent of the composite.
- 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the elastomer is selected from the group consisting of maleic anhydride-modified ethylene-propylene rubber, and ethylene-propylene rubber grafted with styrene-acrylonitrile.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 8/561,681 filed Nov. 22, 1995 now abandoned, which is a division of application Ser. No. 08/266,996 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,504,139 filed Jun. 28, 1994, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/910,400, filed Jul. 8, 1992, abandoned.
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