CPC C10M 111/04 (2013.01) [C10M 105/04 (2013.01); C10M 107/12 (2013.01); C10M 107/32 (2013.01); C10M 107/38 (2013.01); C10M 145/00 (2013.01); C10M 2203/0206 (2013.01); C10M 2205/04 (2013.01); C10M 2209/1023 (2013.01); C10M 2213/0623 (2013.01); C10N 2030/06 (2013.01); C10N 2050/08 (2013.01); C10N 2050/12 (2020.05)] | 14 Claims |
1. A method for coating a substrate to enhance the tribological and mechanical performance of a coating, comprising coating a surface of the substrate with a phase change material composition,
wherein the phase change material composition comprises a combination of a phase change material and a polymeric material,
wherein the polymeric material is a combination of an aromatic thermosetting copolyester and one or more of a polyetherketone, a polytetrafluoroethylene, a polyimide, or mixtures thereof, and
wherein the polymeric material composition comprises from about 2 to about 5 percent by weight phase change material, or
wherein the polymeric material composition comprises from about 5 to about 10 percent by weight phase change material.
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