TY - JOUR VL - 323 JF - Chemosphere AV - none UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85149201647&doi=10.1016%2fj.chemosphere.2023.138233&partnerID=40&md5=354ccc135f28a716649b49fd5032fd8c A1 - Soni, A. A1 - Das, P.K. A1 - Yusuf, M. A1 - Ridha, S. A1 - Kamyab, H. A1 - Alam, M.A. A1 - Masood, F. A1 - Chelliapan, S. A1 - Ubaidullah, M. A1 - Pandit, B. A1 - Prakash, C. N1 - cited By 7 ID - scholars18600 N2 - The diverse nature of polymers with attractive properties has replaced the conventional materials with polymeric composites. The present study was sought to evaluate the wear performance of thermoplastic-based composites under the conditions of different loads and sliding speeds. In the present study, nine different composites were developed by using low-density polyethylene (LDPE), high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) with partial sand replacements i.e., 0, 30, 40, and 50 wt. The abrasive wear was evaluated as per the ASTM G65 standard test for abrasive wear through a dry-sand rubber wheel apparatus under the applied loads of 34.335, 56.898, 68.719, 79.461 and 90.742 (N) and sliding speeds of 0.5388, 0.7184, 0.8980, 1.0776 and 1.4369 (m/s). The optimum density and compressive strength were obtained to be 2.0555 g/cm3 and 46.20 N/mm2, respectively for the composites HDPE60 and HDPE50 respectively. The minimum value of abrasive wear were found to 0.02498, 0.03430, 0.03095, 0.09020 and 0.03267 (cm3) under the considered loads of 34.335, 56.898, 68.719, 79.461 and 90.742 (N), respectively. Moreover, the composites LDPE50, LDPE100, LDPE100, LDPE50PET20 and LDPE60 showed a minimum abrasive wear of 0.03267, 0.05949, 0.05949, 0.03095 and 0.10292 at the sliding speeds of 0.5388, 0.7184, 0.8980, 1.0776 and 1.4369 (m/s), respectively. The wear response varied non-linearly with the conditions of loads and sliding speeds. Micro-cutting, plastic deformations, fiber peelings, etc. were included as the possible wear mechanism. The possible correlations between wear and mechanical properties, and throughout discussions for wear behaviors through the morphological analyses of the worn-out surfaces were provided. © 2023 Elsevier Ltd Y1 - 2023/// TI - Synergy of silica sand and waste plastics as thermoplastic composites on abrasive wear characteristics under conditions of different loads and sliding speeds KW - Compressive strength; Erosion; High density polyethylenes; Morphology; Plastic bottles; Reinforced plastics; Silica; Silica sand KW - Abrasive wear characteristics; Characterization; Condition; Load speed; Polymeric composites; Sliding speed; Thermoplastic composite; Three body abrasion; Waste plastic; Wear morphology KW - Abrasion KW - plastic; polyethylene; polyethylene terephthalate; polymer; rubber; silicon dioxide; silicon dioxide KW - compressive strength; plastic deformation; rubber; sand; silica; sliding KW - Article; compressive strength; controlled study; density; mechanics; sand; shear stress; surface property; temperature sensitivity; velocity; materials testing KW - Materials Testing; Plastics; Polyethylene; Polymers; Sand; Silicon Dioxide ER -