A Study on the Friction and Wear Property of Composite Piston Ring for Oil Free Air Compressor

무급유 공기압축기용 복합재료 피스턴링의 마찰마모 특성에 관한 연구

This study is mainly concerned with friction and wear properties for the piston ring of non-lubricating air compressor which made of PTFE-polyimide composites. At the PTFE and polyimide alone mixture specimens, PTFE80%-polyimide20%, which shows the lowest men friction coefficient and specific wear rate at 0.94m/s sliding speed. At each of carbon, copper and oxide lopper mixed with PTFE80%-polyimide20%. In case of copper10%, at 0.94m/s sliding speed, the mean friction coefficient shows 0.087, which is the lowest value in all specimens. In case of the specific wear rate, copper30% specimen shows the lowest value of $2.537E-5(mm^3/Nm)$ in all specimens.