Due to economical demands to further increase the efficiency of production processes, it is
essential to exploit the full potential of wear resistant hard coatings. This is, however …

Abstract α-Al 2 O 3 coatings deposited onto cemented carbide tools by chemical vapor
deposition (CVD), are widely employed in cutting applications due to their excellent wear …

Increasing demands on material properties of iron based work piece materials, eg for the
turbine industry, complicate the machining process and reduce the lifetime of the cutting …

Economic requirements of the machining industry towards higher cutting speeds with
simultaneous longer tool life times ask for continuous development of the used material. The …

In the recent years, the interest in cross-sectional and high temperature characterization
techniques as well as in the determination of the thermo-physical properties of hard and …