The surface texturing of ceramics is generally performed through acid-based etching and
machining; however, laser texturing may be considered as a more precise, reproducible and …

Ceramics have been widely used in the field of tribology due to their superior corrosion
resistance and low friction coefficient. The tribological properties of ceramics can be …

Enhancing the surface functionality by ultrashort pulsed laser texturing has received the
considerable attention from researchers in the past few decades. Femtosecond lasers are …

Silicon carbide ceramics are widely used in many industrial fields owing to their outstanding
physical and chemical characteristics. However, their inherent hardness and brittleness …

Owing to high hardness and high brittleness of SiC ceramic, it is difficult to machine into
structural ceramic components with desired surface quality and dimensional accuracy. In …

Today, the automotive industry is undergoing rapid change. While manufacturers are
constantly switching to fully or semi-electric hybrid models, the weight of the vehicles also …

Generation of holes in aluminium alloy is difficult task for manufacturing industries due to
chemical affinity with the drilling tool. This results in creation of build edge that leads to high …

IR pulsed laser radiation in air was applied to Si 3 N 4 and Invar to obtain reliable Si 3 N 4/Si
3 N 4 and Si 3 N 4/Invar adhesive bonded components. The laser pre-treatment produced a …

Femtosecond laser surface texturing of soft bearing materials such as tin bronze is of great
interest to manufacturing community since it aims at protecting valuable steel components …

Silicon carbide (SiC) ceramics, due to their excellent mechanical properties and oxidation
resistance at elevated temperature, have a widespread application in microelectronics and …