Laser shock processing of polycrystalline diamond: experimental and numerical studies by Priyanka Ghosh

“…A correlation between the surface modification, microhardness and phase shifts in PCD was evident, thereby establishing a connection between phase transition, hardness and laser fluence.This thesis brings forth a multi-scale approach that is integrated with dry surface analyses for the characterisation of PCD composites before and after laser shock processing, combining atomic force microscopy (AFM) at nano scale. …”
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Scheduling shared continuous resources on many-cores by Ernst Althaus, Andre Brinkmann, Peter Kling, Friedhelm Meyer Auf der Heide, Lars Nagel, Soren Riechers, Jiri Sgall, Tim Suss

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A review and comparative study of release coatings for optimised abhesion in resin transfer moulding applications by Gary Critchlow, Robert E. Litchfield, I. Sutherland, David Grandy, S. Wilson

“…The techniques used to further this study include; FEGSEM, AFM, profilometry, AFM, XPS, AES, SSIMS, FTIR and contact angle analysis for coating physical and chemical characterisation along with PF-AFM and other adhesion and mechanical tests to determine surface release properties. …”
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Study of tribological properties of bulk nanostructured aluminum and copper samples applicable in automotive bearing application by Mehdi Eskandarzade, Tahereh Masalehdan, Abolfazl Tutunchi, Karim Osouli-Bostanabad, Robin Hildyard, Rickie Bewsher, Mahdi Mohammad-Pour

“…The induced nanostructures resulted micro hardness and frictional characteristics of the bulk samples were assessed using transmission electron (TEM) and atomic force (AFM) microscopies as well as microhardness evaluations. …”
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Verstaerkung verschiedener Elastomere mit Kaolin und Optimierung des Schwefelvernetzungssystems by Saad Sheikh, Ali Ansarifar

“…Zur Verbesserung von Haerte, Zugfestigkeit, Reissdehnung, gespeicherter Energiedichte bei Riss, Weiterreisswiderstand und Youngschem Modul wurden in schwefelvernetzten Mischungen auf Basis NR, BR und EPDM grosse Mengen Kaolin (China Clay) eingesetzt. …”
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Evaporation-driven self-assembly of binary and ternary colloidal polymer nanocomposites for abrasion resistant applications by James Tinkler, Alberto Scacchi, Harsh R. Kothari, Hanna Tulliver, Maialen Argaiz, Andrew Archer, Nacho Martin-Fabiani-Carrato

“…Through atomic force microscopy (AFM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), we show that the vertical distribution of filler particles and the surface morphologies of the films can be controlled by altering the evaporation rate and silica volume fraction. …”
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In-cycle and life-time friction transience in piston ring–liner conjunction under mixed regime of lubrication by Gema Styles, Ramin Rahmani, Homer Rahnejat, Brian Fitzsimons

“…The surfaces are usually furnished with hard wear resistant coatings and in parts by solid lubricants. …”
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Higher performance polyurethane-organoclay nanocomposites by Kejian Yao

“…The addition of organoclay resulted in the decrease in surface energy. AFM results revealed that the adhesion force of the surface of PU nanocomposites decreased with increasing organoclay. …”
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