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International Journal of Polymer Science
Volume 2017, Article ID 9123586, 19 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/9123586
Research Article

Effect of Polypropylene Modification by Impregnation with Oil on Its Wear and Friction Coefficient at Variable Load and Various Friction Rates

Paweł Sędłak,1 Beata Białobrzeska,2 Tomasz Stawicki,1 and Piotr Kostencki1

1Department of Agrotechnical Systems Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Papieza Pawla VI Street 1, 71-459 Szczecin, Poland
2Department of Materials Science, Welding and Strength of Materials, Wrocław University of Technology, Smoluchowskiego Street 25, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland

Correspondence should be addressed to Beata Białobrzeska; lp.ude.rwp@aksezrbolaib.ataeb

Received 12 May 2017; Revised 29 September 2017; Accepted 24 October 2017; Published 13 December 2017

Academic Editor: Saad Khan

Copyright © 2017 Paweł Sędłak et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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