Process for making a laminated bearing utilizing plastics alloy compositions

Abstract

A plastics alloy for a bearing material comprising polyphenylene sulphide and polyether ether ketone. The alloy is formed by powder mixing, melt blending or solvent blending and applied to a metal backing either as a sheet, or in solution or in powder form. The alloy is heated and roll bonded to the backing.

What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is: 
     
       1. A method of making a plain bearing comprising a plastics alloy bearing layer and a metal backing, the method including the steps of mixing together a polyarylene sulphide and a polyether ketone to form an alloy, applying said alloy to said metal backing and bonding said alloy to said backing. 
     
     
       2. A method according to claim 1 wherein said alloy is formed by solvent blending. 
     
     
       3. A method according to claim 2 wherein said solvent is a benzyl benzoate. 
     
     
       4. A method according to claim 1 wherein said alloy is formed by melt blending. 
     
     
       5. A method according to any one of claims 1 or 4 wherein said alloy is applied to said backing as a sheet and roll bonded. 
     
     
       6. A method according to claim 1 wherein said alloy is formed by powder mixing. 
     
     
       7. A method according to any one of claims 1 or 4 or claim 6 wherein said alloy is applied to said backing in powder form and heated to bond it to said backing. .[.8. A plastics alloy comprising a polyarylene sulphide and an aromatic polyether ketone..]. .[.9. An alloy according to claim 8 wherein said polyarylene sulphide is polyphenylene sulphide..]. .[.10. An alloy as claimed in claim 9 in which the polyphenylene sulphide comprises from 20 to 50% by weight of the alloy..]. .[.11. An alloy according to any one of claims 8, 9 and 10 wherein said polyether ketone is polyether ether 
     
     
        ketone..]. .Iadd.12.  A laminated bearing comprising a metal backing member and a plastics alloy bearing member of a polyarylene sulphide and an aromatic polyether ketone bonded to said backing member. .Iaddend. .Iadd.13. A laminated bearing according to claim 12 wherein said polyarylene sulphide is polyphenylene sulphide. .Iaddend. .Iadd.14. A laminated bearing as claimed in claim 13 in which polyphenylene sulphide comprises from 20 to 50% by weight of the alloy forming the bearing member. .Iaddend. .Iadd.15. A laminated bearing according to any one of claims 12, 13 or 14 wherein said polyether ketone is polyether ether ketone. .Iaddend. .Iadd.16. A laminated bearing as claimed in claim 12 wherein the plastics alloy is one formed by solvent blending. .Iaddend. 
     
     
        .Iadd.17.  A laminated bearing as claimed in claim 16 wherein the solvent is benzyl benzoate. .Iaddend. .Iadd.18. A laminated bearing as claimed in claim 12 wherein the plastics alloy is one formed by powder mixing or melt blending. .Iaddend.