Abrasive wear of materials based on plasticized polyvinyl chloride

A physically-based abrasive wear model for composite materials

A simple physically-based model for the abrasive wear of composite materials is presented based on the mechanics and mechanisms associated with sliding wear in soft (ductile)matrix composites containing hard (brittle) reinforcement particles. The model is based on the assumption that any portion of the reinforcement that is removed as wear debris cannot contribute to the wear resistance of the ...

Chloride Contamination on Abrasive

It may be true that some commercially available blast cleaning abrasives will reveal the presence of soluble chlorides or sulfate salts. Such abrasive contamination may originate from various sources. One potential source could be the raw material process water containing chloride or sulfate salts in solution. Contamination may also occur during the transportation of the abrasive along the seac...

Effect of Abrasive Size on Wear

Lipase degradation of plasticized polyvinyl chloride endotracheal tube surfaces to create nanoscale features

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) endotracheal tubes (ETTs) nanoetched with a fungal lipase have been shown to reduce bacterial growth and biofilm formation and could be an inexpensive solution to the complex problem of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Although bacterial growth and colonization on these nanoetched materials have been well characterized, little is known about the mechanism by which...

Abrasive wear of enamel by bioactive glass-based toothpastes.

PURPOSE To determine the abrasivity of a 45S5 bioactive glass based toothpaste on enamel as a function of the particle size and shape of the glass. METHODS 45S5 glass was synthesized ground and sieved to give various particle sized fractions < 38, 38-63 and 63-110 microns. Two different grinding routes were used: percussion milling and ball milling. The glass powders were formulated into toot...