| 30-11-2022 |
Additive manufacturing of 2D material-reinforced polymer cages for rolling bearings
One of the major challenges for mechanical systems, such as rolling bearings, is associated with friction and wear when conventional lubricants cannot or shall not be employed. Despite substantial advances in the solid lubrication ability of 2D materials due to their weakly bonded multi-layer structure and self-lubricating characteristics, the combination with additive manufacturing of bearing components remains unexplored. Undoubtedly, combining 3D printing techniques, such as fused deposition modeling (FDM) or selective laser melting (SLM), with 2D material-reinforced multifunctional composite structures has the potential to offer new opportunities for developing novel rolling bearing cage designs. The objective therefore is to develop and investigate the fabrication of polyamide matrix composites reinforced by molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) and MXene 2D nanomaterials by means of additive manufacturing towards tailor-made, lightweight, and high durability cages.
Prerequisites:
None.
Evaluation method: Nota 1-7, with -1/1 available vacants |
Mentor(s): Open in the plataform |