The results of a sliding friction study of a blend of poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) and poly(ether imide) (PEI) are reported. The frictional behaviour of the blend follows a similar trend to that of the unblended PEEK, but the overall friction is higher in the case of the blend. However, comparison of the data obtained for unblended and blended PEEK shows that there is a reduction in the failure potential of PEEK when PEI is incorporated. That is, the potential for catastrophic thermally induced contact failure in the PEEK/PEI blend investigated is less than that observed for the unblended PEEK.
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