A cold sprayed Al coating on S355 structural steel was processed using a laser remelting (LR). The surface and cross-section morphologies, chemical compositions, and phases of as-obtained Al coating before and after LR were analyzed using a scanning electronic microscope (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), and X-ray diffractometer (XRD), respectively, and their hardness was measured us...

Complications involving the patellofemoral joint, caused by malrotation of the femoral component during total knee replacement, are an important cause of persistent pain and failure leading to revision surgery. The aim of this study was to determine and quantify the influence of femoral component malrotation on patellofemoral wear, and to determine whether or not there is a difference in the ra...

The introduction of numerous formulations of Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), which is widely used as a bearing material in orthopedic implants, necessitated screening of bearing couples to identify promising iterations for expensive joint simulations. Pin-on-disk (POD) testers capable of multidirectional sliding can correctly rank formulations of UHMWPE with respect to their ...

Ultralow wear nature of gallium nitride (GaN) has been revealed recently. The wear rate for GaN has a significant dependence on humidity, ranging from 9 10 9 mm3/Nm to 9.5 10 7 mm3/Nm; the mechanisms responsible for this variation in wear remain unclear. Here, we performed reciprocal sliding test on GaN under different environments and characterized the chemical compositions of corresponding wo...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) resins exhibit good mechanical properties and can be used as long-term restorations. The wear rate of such resins and their enamel antagonists is unknown. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to test and compare the 2-body wear rate of CAD/CAM resin blocks. MATERIAL AND METHODS Wear specimens (N=42, n=6) ...

AIMS The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of tooth wear, symptoms of reflux and salivary parameters in a group of patients referred for investigation of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) compared with a group of control subjects. MATERIALS AND METHODS Tooth wear, stimulated salivary flow rate and buffering capacity and symptoms of GORD were assessed in patients attend...

In finish-machining, geometric accuracy and surface quality m adversely affected by the tool wear at the minor flank and nose area. This paper describes an investigation into "comprehensive" tool wear estimation, including flank-, crater-. minor flank-, and nose-wear, based on an analysis of dynamic cutting force in oblique machining. The force, measured in terms of its three orthogonal compone...

This paper examines the relationship between wear and the generation of entropy within the mechanically affected zone, MAZ, of a sliding material. It is postulated that wear is related to irreversible entropy generation within the MAZ. This accumulation takes a place due to the degradation in the ability of the rubbing material to maintain a noncongested flow of the generated entropy. This, in ...