Hard brittle materials such as ceramics and crystals are commonly utilized in various
industries, including information technology, mechanical engineering, and semiconductors …

Although the scratch test has now become commonplace both in the research field as a
measurement tool and in industry as a Quality Control (QC) tool, the utility of this technique …

Scratch test provides a convenient mean to study mechanical properties of thin coatings.
The mechanical analysis of this test is very intricate, especially for polymers, for which a …

A scratch may be regarded as a tangential indentation. Hence standard indentation laws
can be used to analyse the geometry of the scratches left by a moving tip on the surface of a …

Strain engineering in two-dimensional materials (2DMs) has important application potential
for electronic and optoelectronic devices. However, achieving precise spatial control …

A new approach to conduct scratch tests on polymers is proposed. A brief review of the
different definitions of scratch resistance and surface damages, currently available scratch …

Scratch durability of polymer surfaces and coatings is becoming critical for the increasing
use of these materials in new applications, replacing other materials with harder surfaces …

Nanoscratch tests of Lu 2 O 3 single crystal under different scratch velocities were performed
using Berkovich and spherical indenters. The experimental results indicated that shallower …

The surface damage behavior during scratch deformation of neat and wollastonite
reinforced ethylene–propylene and polypropylene polymeric materials with significant …

Reproducible planar tunnel junctions based on high-quality YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 thin films are
studied as a junction of crystallographic orientation. Using Pb as a counter-electrode, all …