Fracture and fragmentation responses of laminated glass under hard body impact are
modelled with the combined finite-discrete element method (FEM-DEM). The method is …

This study analyzes the influence of Cr content on hardness H, elastic modulus E and
fracture toughness K IC of the M 2 B boride by means of nanoindentation experiments …

The aim of this work is to determine the values of the hardness and elastic modulus of the
phases present in CaZrO 3-MgO-ZrO 2 composites and to analyse their contribution to the …

Sapphire is widely used as optical materials and substrate materials due to its excellent
physical and chemical properties. The mechanism of crack propagation and fracture …

Electroless Ni-P coatings have been adopted in many industrial applications due to their
excellent wear and corrosion resistance. The unique properties and autocatalytic nature …

A series of Al-Cr-Si-N hard coatings were deposited on WC-Co substrates with a negative
substrate bias voltage ranging from− 50 to− 200 V using cathodic arc evaporation system. A …

Back-spalling of ceramic plates subjected to an impact is often observed phenomena, and a
better understanding of back-spalling is critical for the design of protection systems …

The high-angular-resolution electron backscatter diffraction (HR-EBSD) technique has been
utilized to evaluate the elastic strain distribution of grinding-induced damage layers in silicon …

The behaviour and performance of complex metallic materials (eg, advanced high strength
steel and dual phase Ti alloys) are acknowledged to be multi-scale in nature and to rely on …

The effect of ion‐exchange on the fracture behavior and the threshold load is investigated
for radial crack initiation resulting from cube‐corner indentation. Both tin and air sides of the …