Tribological studies of poly(ether ether ketone) blends

A review of friction and wear studies of poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) bl ended with other polymers is presented. PEEK is a high performance thermopl astic now commonly employed in many engineering applications, but its tribo logical properties deteriorate in high temperature environments, One approa ch to improving the friction and wear properties of PEEK is to blend this p lastic with appropriate polymers, In recent years, a number of investigatio ns into the tribology of PEEK blended with poly(ether imide) (PEI), polytet rafluoroethylene (PTFE) and liquid crystalline polymers (LCPs) have been re ported and these studies are discussed. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.