EFFECT OF PE–LD AND PE–HD AS MODIFIERS OF ELASTOMERS USED IN MOBILE TRACKS ON THEIR TRIBOLOGICAL WEAR

Abstract

This paper presents a study of PE–LD and PE–HD as modifiers of elastomers used in mobile tracks on their tribological wear. The experiment was conducted at a “rotating bowl” test stand in three types of soil mass: light, medium, and heavy soil. Based on measurements of mass wear of the tested materials, relative resistance to wear was determined. It was found that an elastomer containing chemically modified polyethylene (PE–HD) was more resistant to wear than an elastomer containing low-density polyethylene (PE–LD). Using a microscope, the condition of the material surfaces following tribological tests was analysed.