• Effect of Compression Molding Process on Tribological Properties of PTFE/UHMWPE Composites with Different Ratios

  • Chen Yaping*,**, Wang Yihan*,**, Luo Xiaoshuang*,**, Yang Tian*,**, Ma Lixin*,**,Liu Lian*,** and Jia Dan*,**,† 

  • *State Key Laboratory of Special Surface Protection Materials and Application Technology,
    China Academy of Machinery Wuhan Research Institute of Materials Protection Co., Ltd.
    **Hubei Longzhong Laboratory

  • 압축 성형 공정이 다양한 PTFE/UHMWPE 조성비 복합재의 마찰학적 특성에 미치는 영향

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This Article

  • 2026; 50(2): 187-197

    Published online Mar 25, 2026

  • 10.7317/pk.2026.50.2.187
  • Received on Dec 4, 2024
  • Revised on Apr 9, 2025
  • Accepted on Apr 9, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Jia Dan

  • *State Key Laboratory of Special Surface Protection Materials and Application Technology,
    China Academy of Machinery Wuhan Research Institute of Materials Protection Co., Ltd.
    **Hubei Longzhong Laboratory

  • E-mail: jiadan0510@163.com