Although hardness has long been regarded as a primary material property which defines
wear resistance, there is strong evidence to suggest that the elastic modulus can also have …

There is increasing scientific and commercial interest in the development of nanostructured
coatings, particularly those based on low-miscibility 'ceramic–ceramic'or 'ceramic …

Properties of hard nanocomposite coatings, especially hardness, can be explained by their
nanostructure. Hardness maxima are found for different nanocrystalline/amorphous …

The limit of applicability of the correlation between the ratio of hardness to elastic modulus
(H/E) of coating systems and their wear resistance has been explored. Experimental …

TiC/aC: H nanocomposite coatings, deposited with closed-field unbalanced magnetron
sputtering, have been scrutinized with atomic force, scanning and high-resolution …

Nano-coating has been a hot issue in recent years. It has good volume effect and surface
effect, and can effectively improve the mechanical properties, corrosion resistance and wear …

Nanocomposite thin films successfully promote hardness, oxidation resistance, improved
wear behavior, and other properties relevant for wear-reducing coatings. Such coatings are …

Composite coating architectures where hard nanocrystalline grains are embedded in an
amorphous matrix provide considerable improvement in hardness, toughness, wear …

The performance of protective thin films is clearly influenced by their microstructure. The
objective of this work is to study the influence of the structure of TiC/aC nanocomposite …

Corrosion and tribology are surface phenomena. Modifying surfaces of materials without
resorting to altering their bulk properties is an effective route to alleviate corrosion, friction …