{"id":22853,"date":"2023-06-22T19:11:39","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T19:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/?p=22853"},"modified":"2025-11-12T17:43:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T17:43:54","slug":"ptfe-%ec%bd%94%ed%8c%85-%eb%a7%88%eb%aa%a8-%ed%85%8c%ec%8a%a4%ed%8a%b8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/ko\/ptfe-coating-wear-test\/","title":{"rendered":"PTFE \ucf54\ud305 \ub9c8\ubaa8 \ud14c\uc2a4\ud2b8"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22853\" class=\"elementor elementor-22853\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ec3d48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ec3d48\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c477953\" data-id=\"c477953\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cec2c6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cec2c6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PTFE COATING WEAR TEST<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d107f9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d107f9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">USING TRIBOMETER AND MECHANICAL TESTER<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73c118d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73c118d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Teflon-Coating-Wear-Test.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-22855\" alt=\"PTFE COATING WEAR TEST\u200b\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97cc106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97cc106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prepared by<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95aa94e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95aa94e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DUANJIE LI, PhD<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c14383d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c14383d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-753c1f3 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"753c1f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2074e4 elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"f2074e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b259d86\" data-id=\"b259d86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62f2a44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62f2a44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">INTRODUCTION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ab0009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ab0009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), commonly known as Teflon, is a polymer with an exceptionally low coefficient of friction (COF) and excellent wear resistance, depending on the applied loads. PTFE exhibits superior chemical inertness, high melting point of 327\u00b0C (620\u00b0F), and maintains high strength, toughness, and self-lubrication at low temperatures. The exceptional wear resistance of\u00a0 PTFE coatings makes them highly sought-after in a wide range of industrial applications, such as automotive, aerospace, medical, and, notably, cookware.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d440447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d440447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IMPORTANCE OF QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION\nOF PTFE COATINGS<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-966ab4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"966ab4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The combination of a super low coe\ufb03cient of friction (COF), excellent wear resistance, and exceptional chemical inert- ness at high temperatures makes PTFE an ideal choice for non-stick pan coatings. To further enhance its mechanical processes during R&amp;D, as well as ensure optimal control over malfunction prevention and safety measures in the Quality Control process, it is crucial to have a reliable technique for quantity evaluating the tribomechanical processes of PTFE coatings. Precise control over surface friction, wear, and adhesion of the coatings is essential to ensure their intended performance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47c8aaf elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47c8aaf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77ab379\" data-id=\"77ab379\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4459af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4459af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MEASUREMENT OBJECTIVE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2d928a elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2d928a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-98f34f4\" data-id=\"98f34f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4e8ac1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4e8ac1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this application, the wear process of a PTFE coating for a non-stick pan is simulated using NANOVEA Tribometer in linear reciprocating mode.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b93daf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b93daf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/instruments\/t50\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/NANOVEA-T50-Tribometer-for-Wear-Test.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22861\" alt=\"NANOVEA TRIBOMETER: Limestone and Marble Abrasivity Testing\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7625a79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7625a79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 18pt; color: black;\">NANOVEA <span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #1b96cf;\">T50 Compact<\/span> <br>\nFree Weight Tribometer<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a2d6c2 elementor-align-center homepage-button-brochure elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4a2d6c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/t50-tribometer-brochure-form\/\" id=\"button-brochure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DOWNLOAD BROCHURE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-749c626 elementor-align-center button-quote elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"749c626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/contact-sales-form\/\" id=\"button-quote\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GET A QUOTE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-360d589\" data-id=\"360d589\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb32da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acb32da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition, the NANOVEA Mechanical Tester was used to perform a micro scratch adhesion test to determine the critical load of the PTFE coating adhesion failure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d163443 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d163443\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/instruments\/pb1000\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/NANOVEA-Scratch-Tester-amd-Nanoindentation.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22859\" alt=\"NANOVEA SCRATCH TESTER: PTFE COATING WEAR TEST\u200b\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000d5a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000d5a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 18pt; color: black;\">NANOVEA <span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #1b96cf;\">PB1000 Large Platform<\/span>\nMechanical Tester<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee7f8d elementor-align-center homepage-button-brochure elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7ee7f8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/pb1000-mechanical-tester-brochure-form\/\" id=\"button-brochure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DOWNLOAD BROCHURE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a60034 elementor-align-center button-quote elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1a60034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/contact-sales-form\/\" id=\"button-quote\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GET A QUOTE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9be9abc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9be9abc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4ad12e\" data-id=\"b4ad12e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfda766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfda766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TEST PROCEDURE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8fab8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8fab8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WEAR TEST<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-782a69e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"782a69e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LINEAR RECIPROCATING WEAR USING A TRIBOMETER<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56da828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56da828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The tribological behavior of the PTFE coating sample, including the coe\ufb03cient of friction (COF) and wear resistance, was evaluated using the NANOVEA <a href=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/tribometers\/\">Tribometer <\/a>in linear reciprocating mode. A Stainless Steel 440 ball tip with a diameter of 3 mm (Grade 100) was used against the coating. The COF was continuously monitored during the PTFE coating wear test.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The wear rate, K, was calculated using the formula K=V\/(F\u00d7s)=A\/(F\u00d7n), where V represents the worn volume, F is the normal load, s is the sliding distance, A is the cross-sectional area of the wear track, and n is the number of strokes. The wear track pro\ufb01les were evaluated using the NANOVEA <a href=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/profilometers\/\">Optical Pro\ufb01lometer<\/a>, and the wear track morphology was examined using an optical microscope.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7600025\" data-id=\"7600025\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94e8004 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94e8004\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf2d779\" data-id=\"cf2d779\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b24853d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b24853d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WEAR TEST PARAMETERS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab573c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab573c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">LOAD<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>30 N<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">TEST DURATION<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>5 min<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">SLIDING RATE<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>80 rpm<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">AMPLITUDE OF TRACK <\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>8 mm<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">REVOLUTIONS<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>300<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">BALL DIAMETER<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>3 mm<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">BALL MATERIAL<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>Stainless Steel 440<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">LUBRICANT<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>None<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">ATMOSPHERE<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>Air<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">TEMPERATURE <\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>230C (RT)<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">HUMIDITY<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>43%<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e70ba4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e70ba4b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef00b99\" data-id=\"ef00b99\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5abc2e8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5abc2e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07b77c1\" data-id=\"07b77c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cf5562 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cf5562\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TEST PROCEDURE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31df6ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31df6ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SCRATCH TEST<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dca591 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1dca591\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MICRO SCRATCH ADHESION TEST USING MECHANICAL TESTER<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3802982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3802982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The PTFE scratch adhesion measurement was conducted using the NANOVEA <a href=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/mechanical-testers\/\">Mechanical Tester<\/a> with a 1200 Rockwell C diamond stylus (200 \u03bcm radius) in the Micro Scratch Tester Mode.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">To ensure the reproducibility of the results, three tests were performed under identical testing conditions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c60c719 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c60c719\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83a58b4\" data-id=\"83a58b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-643c444 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"643c444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SCRATCH TEST PARAMETERS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f0178d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f0178d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">LOAD TYPE<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>Progressive<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">INITIAL LOAD <\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>0.01 mN<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">FINAL LOAD<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>20 mN<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">LOADING RATE<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>40 mN\/min<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">SCRATCH LENGTH<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>3 mm<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">SCRATCHING SPEED, dx\/dt<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>6.0 mm\/min<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">INDENTER GEOMETRY<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>120o Rockwell C<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">INDENTER MATERIAL (tip)<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>Diamond<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">INDENTER TIP RADIUS <\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>200 \u03bcm<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8c9bdf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8c9bdf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-724e51f\" data-id=\"724e51f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec6977f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec6977f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RESULTS &amp; DISCUSSION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ed2c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51ed2c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LINEAR RECIPROCATING WEAR USING A TRIBOMETER<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcde8ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcde8ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The COF recorded in situ is shown in FIGURE 1. The test sample exhibited a COF of ~0.18 during the \ufb01rst 130 revolutions, due to the low stickiness of PTFE. However, there was a sudden increase in COF to ~1 once the coating broke through, revealing the substrate underneath. Following the linear reciprocating tests, the wear track pro\ufb01le was measured using the NANOVEA <a href=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/profilometers\/\">Non-Contact Optical Pro\ufb01lometer<\/a>, as shown in FIGURE 2. From the data obtained, the corresponding wear rate was calculated to be ~2.78 \u00d7 10-3 mm3\/Nm, while the depth of the wear track was determined to be 44.94 \u00b5m.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebeca8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ebeca8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PTFE-tribological-testing-of-cookware-coatings.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-22868\" alt=\"PTFE COATING WEAR STUDY\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56fb15b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56fb15b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPTFE coating wear test setup on the NANOVEA T50 Tribometer.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d46f96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d46f96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PTFE-Coefficient-of-Friction-COF.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-22863\" alt=\"TEFLON COF\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a82ff4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a82ff4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"fontstyle0\" style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">FIGURE 1:<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"> Evolution of COF during the PTFE coating wear test.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb143b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb143b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PTFE-QC-Wear-Track.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-22864\" alt=\"PTFE WEAR TEST\u200b\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8eb8fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8eb8fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"fontstyle0\" style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">FIGURE 2:<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"> Pro\ufb01le extraction of wear track PTFE.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5af507a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5af507a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce74c3b\" data-id=\"ce74c3b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43cc09b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43cc09b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PTFE Before breakthrough<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0f1ac7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0f1ac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">Max COF<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>0.217<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">Min COF<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>0.125<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">Average COF<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>0.177<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a891337\" data-id=\"a891337\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8866853 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8866853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PTFE After breakthrough<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3484322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3484322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">Max COF<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>0.217<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">Min COF<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>0.125<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: left;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">Average COF<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.497%; text-align: right;\"><em><strong>0.177<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3455e16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3455e16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"fontstyle0\" style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">TABLE 1:<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"> COF before and after breakthrough during the wear test.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3e37f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3e37f5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5eba12e\" data-id=\"5eba12e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77cc5ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77cc5ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RESULTS &amp; DISCUSSION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d3f80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29d3f80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MICRO SCRATCH ADHESION TEST USING MECHANICAL TESTER<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-380bdec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"380bdec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The adhesion of the PTFE coating to the substrate is measured using scratch tests with a 200 \u00b5m diamond stylus. The micrograph is shown in FIGURE 3 and FIGURE 4, Evolution of COF, and penetration depth in FIGURE 5. The PTFE coating scratch test results are summarized in TABLE 4. As the load on the diamond stylus increased, it progressively penetrated into the coating, resulting in an increase in the COF. When a load of ~8.5 N was reached, the breakthrough of the coating and exposure of the substrate occurred under high pressure, leading to a high COF of ~0.3. The low St Dev shown in TABLE 2 demonstrates the repeatability of the PTFE coating scratch test conducted using the NANOVEA Mechanical Tester.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5b6e9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5b6e9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PTFE-scratch-test.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-22865\" alt=\"PTFE COATING TEST\u200b\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c3284e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c3284e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"fontstyle0\" style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">FIGURE 3:<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"> Micrograph of the full scratch on PTFE (10X).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0300e3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0300e3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PTFE-scratch-testing-NANOVEA.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-22866\" alt=\"PTFE COATING SCRATCH TEST\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d031a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d031a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"fontstyle0\" style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">FIGURE 4:<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"> Micrograph of the full scratch on PTFE (10X).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61723a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61723a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PTFE-testing-critical-point-of-failure.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-22867\" alt=\"PTFE COATING FRICTION TEST\u200b\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fdb4a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fdb4a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"fontstyle0\" style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">FIGURE 5:<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"> Friction graph showing the line of the critical point of failure for PTFE.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7cfe10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7cfe10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 90.0426%; height: 216px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%; height: 48px;\"><b><i>Scratch<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; height: 48px;\"><b><i>Point of Failure [N]<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; height: 48px;\"><b><i>Frictional Force [N]<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; height: 48px;\"><b><i>COF<\/i><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%; height: 24px;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; height: 24px;\">0.335<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; height: 24px;\">0.124<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; height: 24px;\">0.285<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%; height: 24px;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; height: 24px;\">0.337<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; height: 24px;\">0.207<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; height: 24px;\">0.310<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%; height: 24px;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; height: 24px;\">0.380<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; height: 24px;\">0.229<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; height: 24px;\">0.295<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%; height: 24px;\">Average<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; height: 24px;\">8.52<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; height: 24px;\">2.47<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; height: 24px;\">0.297<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%; height: 24px;\">St dev<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; height: 24px;\">0.17<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; height: 24px;\">0.16<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; height: 24px;\">0.012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfdb718 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfdb718\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"fontstyle0\" style=\"color: #1b96cf;\">TABLE 2:<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\" style=\"color: #000000;\"> Summary of Critical Load, Frictional Force, and COF during the scratch test.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93e0d41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93e0d41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdbaa3b\" data-id=\"bdbaa3b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19653a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19653a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONCLUSION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fedc4ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fedc4ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this study, we conducted a simulation of the wear process of a PTFE coating for non-stick pans using the NANOVEA T50 Tribometer in linear reciprocating mode. The PTFE coating exhibited a low COF of ~0.18 the coating experienced a breakthrough at around 130 revolutions. The quantitative evaluation of the PTFE coating adhesion to the metal substrate was performed using the NANOVEA Mechanical Tester which determined the critical load of the coating adhesion failure to be ~8.5 N in this test.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The NANOVEA Tribometers o\ufb00er precise and repeatable wear and friction testing capabilities using ISO and ASTM-compliant rotary and linear modes. They provide optional modules for high-temperature wear, lubrication, and tribocorrosion, all integrated into a single system. 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