Sintering behaviour and interfacial toughness of HAp/TCP coatings on HAp/Ti nanocomposite substrates

Interfacial toughness measurements for thin films on substrates

There are more than 200 different methods for measuring adhesion, suggesting it to be material, geometry and even industry specific. This availability has exploded at least partly due to the arrival of dissimilar material interfaces and thin films and the ease with which microfabrication techniques apply to silicon technology. Having an eye toward those tests utilized for thin films, this paper...

Bioactive glass engineered coatings for Ti6Al4V alloys: Influence of strontium substitution for calcium on sintering behaviour

Characterization of SiO2-TiO2 Coatings on 316l Stainless Steel Substrates

This paper reports nano-structured SiO2-TiO2 coatings using the sol-gel technique on 316L steel substrates. Nanoindentation, surface analysis and corrosion resistance tests were performed on different samples. The nanomechanical tests allowed to compare uncoated steel samples (Eavg = 193.24 GPa and mean hardness of 2.63 GPa and coated steel samples (Eavg = 287.38 GPa and mean hardness of 5.74 G...

Nanocomposite Based Multifunctional Coatings

PVD coatings on aluminium substrates

It is well known that aluminium is today the most widely used metallic material besides steel. The mechanical characteristics of aluminium offer an increasing application field, especially where lightweight constructions are required. The demands for improved characteristics such as higher strength and greater durability are achieved by the development of new aluminium alloys. Continuous effort...