Ojijo, Vincent OSadiku, ER2018-08-222018-08-222017-06Ojijo, VO and Sadiku, ER. 2017. Improving wear resistance of polyolefins. Polyolefin Fibres: Structure, Properties and Industrial Applications, pp 391-420.978-0-08-101132-4https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780081011324000138http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10376Copyright: 2017 Elsevier. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, kindly consult the publisher's website.This chapter discusses the strategies employed in enhancing the wear performance of polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP). A brief overview of the polyolefins, their structure, and tribological characteristics and applications is presented. Wear mechanism, characterization, and techniques in wear enhancement in PE and PP are also reviewed. A discussion of these techniques in the context of test conditions, influence of the external parameters (sliding velocity, applied load, test duration, etc.) is provided. Finally, some conclusions on the state of research on wear resistance in polyolefins are reported.enPolyolefinsPolyethylenePolypropyleneWear resistanceWear mechanismBook ChapterOjijo, V. O., & Sadiku, E. (2017). Improving wear resistance of polyolefins., <i>Worklist;20503</i> Elsevier. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10376Ojijo, Vincent O, and ER Sadiku. "Improving wear resistance of polyolefins" In <i>WORKLIST;20503</i>, n.p.: Elsevier. 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10376.Ojijo VO, Sadiku E. Improving wear resistance of polyolefins.. Worklist;20503. [place unknown]: Elsevier; 2017. [cited yyyy month dd]. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10376.TY - Book Chapter AU - Ojijo, Vincent O AU - Sadiku, ER AB - This chapter discusses the strategies employed in enhancing the wear performance of polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP). A brief overview of the polyolefins, their structure, and tribological characteristics and applications is presented. Wear mechanism, characterization, and techniques in wear enhancement in PE and PP are also reviewed. A discussion of these techniques in the context of test conditions, influence of the external parameters (sliding velocity, applied load, test duration, etc.) is provided. Finally, some conclusions on the state of research on wear resistance in polyolefins are reported. DA - 2017-06 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Polyolefins KW - Polyethylene KW - Polypropylene KW - Wear resistance KW - Wear mechanism LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2017 SM - 978-0-08-101132-4 T1 - Improving wear resistance of polyolefins TI - Improving wear resistance of polyolefins UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10376 ER -