With the recent remarkable improvements in the average speeds of contemporary trains, a necessity has arisen for the development of new friction modifiers to improve adhesion characteristics at the wheel-rail interface. The friction modifier must be designed to reduce slippage or sliding of the trains’ wheels on the rails under conditions of rapid acceleration or braking without excessive rolling contact wear. In this study, a novel composite material consisting of metal, ceramic, and polymer is proposed as a friction modifier to improve adhesion between wheels and rails. A blend of Al-6Cu-0.5Mg metallic powder, Al2O3 ceramic powder, and Bakelite-based polymer in various weight-fractions is hot-pressed at 150oC to form a bulk composite material. Variation in the adhesion coefficient is evaluated using a high-speed wheel-rail friction tester, with and without application of the composite friction modifier, under both dry and wet conditions. The effect of varying the weighting fractions of metal and ceramic friction powders is detailed in the paper.

파장분할다중 광소자용으로 새로운 치환된 고분자인 폴리아릴렌에테르를 합성하였다. 이 물질은 열적으로 500˚C까지 안정하며, 1.5μm의 파장 근처에서 넓은 투과 영역을 가진다. 굴절률도 1.495-1.530의범위에서 불소 함유량으로 조절되었다. 단일 모드 광도파로를 제작하여 광도파손실을 측정하였다. 측정된 광도파손실은 1.55μm의 파장에서 0.2 dB/cm 이하였다.