Issue 52, 2021

Role of tribochemistry reactions of B4C on tribofilm growth at a PEEK–steel interface in simulated body fluids

Abstract

Corrosion and wear products of metallic implants can lead to severe adverse tissue reactions. However, there is an absence of effective means to reduce the tribocorrosion of metal. The main purpose of this study is to reveal a mechanism of engineering a barrier layer on metal surfaces via adding functional particles into the polymer counterpart. B4C and BN particles were compounded into a polyetheretherketone (PEEK) matrix and their tribological performance of PEEK-based composites sliding against stainless steel was compared in simulated body fluid. Results demonstrate that the addition of B4C reduces significantly friction and wear. In particular, the addition of only 1 vol% B4C reduces wear of PEEK by up to 94.8%, and tribocorrosion of steel is also obviously mitigated. It is discovered that hydrolysis of B4C particles triggered by friction and deposition of Ca2+ and phosphate ions dominate formation of the barrier layer at the friction interface. The barrier layer endows the PEEK–metal sliding pair simultaneously enhanced anti-wear and anti-corrosion performance.

Graphical abstract: Role of tribochemistry reactions of B4C on tribofilm growth at a PEEK–steel interface in simulated body fluids

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Jul 2021
Accepted
23 Sep 2021
First published
05 Oct 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2021,11, 32717-32729

Role of tribochemistry reactions of B4C on tribofilm growth at a PEEK–steel interface in simulated body fluids

G. Liu, G. Li, F. Zhao, N. K. Myshkin and G. Zhang, RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 32717 DOI: 10.1039/D1RA05447C

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