Friction and wear properties of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy composite for the artificial hip joint application

인공고관절 모사조건하에서의 탄소섬유 복합재료의 마찰 및 마모 특성

Recently, the friction and wear behaviors of UHMWPE, ceramic and metal is being researched actively for the use as an artificial hip-joint. In this study, because of good wear properties of carbon fiber, we made experiments about the friction and wear of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy composite under the lubricative and the dry condition. The possibilities of carbon-carbon composite for the artificial hip joint application was studied from this results.