Shih-Chen Shi, Tao-Hsing Chen, Chih-Chia Wang, Hao-Fu Zhang, Yue-Feng Lin, Dieter Rahmadiawan
In this study, we demonstrated that adding 0.05 wt.% cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) to CNF-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) composite materials enhanced hardness, toughness, and maximum flexural strength, surpassing commercially available PMMA variants. Furthermore, CNF addition substantially improved PMMA’s wear resistance, reducing wear volume through increased hardness and CNF’s lubricating effect. The observed variation in slope in the wear volume versus dissipated energy plot suggests different wear mechanisms, and the potential to serve as a sensor for detecting wear interface behavior. © MYU K.K.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan; Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, 80778, Taiwan; Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chung Cheng Institute of Technology, National Defense University, Taoyuan, 335009, Taiwan; System Engineering and Technology Program, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300093, Taiwan; Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung, 411030, Taiwan; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universitas Negeri Padang, Sumatera Barat, Padang, 25173, Indonesia
