Self-lubricating thermoplastic layers containing ptfe additive having a polymodal molecular weight
AssigneeFederal-Mogul Wiesbaden GmbH
InventorsACHIM ADAM, NORBERT FLEISCHHACKER
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Abstract
The invention relates to a gliding material for gliding elements, said gliding material comprising a thermoplastic matrix material and a PTFE additive. The gliding material is characterized in that the PTFE additive includes at least two different es of PTFE having different molecular weights.
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A sliding element having a metallic support layer, having a metallic porous carrier layer applied to the support layer, and having a sliding material applied to the porous carrier layer or impregnated into the porous carrier layer, which has a thermoplastic matrix material and a PTFE additive, wherein the PTFE additive has at least two different types of PTFE with different molecular weights.
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