Recent years have seen an increased application of small-scale uniaxial testing—
microcompression—to the study of plasticity in macroscopically brittle materials. By …

Since the publication of its Third Edition, there have been many notable advances in
ceramic engineering. Modern Ceramic Engineering, Fourth Edition serves as an …

For mechanically dominated load profiles, nitrides are preferred as the base material for
structural and functional hard coatings, while oxide-based materials offer better protection …

With a stable two-dimensional layered structure at high temperatures, hexagonal boron
nitride (hBN) is considered a good solid lubricant in a wide temperature range. Adding hBN …

Micro-pillar compression has been utilised in a novel elevated temperature technique, in situ
in the SEM to characterise the plasticity of gallium nitride (GaN){0001}-oriented euhedral …

Abstract Compression tests of< 1 1 1>-oriented LiF single-crystal micropillars 1–5 μm in
diameter were carried out from 25° C to 250° C. While the flow stress at ambient temperature …

Here, an experimental study utilizing in-situ scanning electron microscopy (SEM) micro-
compression testing and post-mortem transmission electron microscopy (TEM) imaging is …

Strength, as an important indicator of structural materials, has always been an important
research topic in materials science. Theoretically, building a strength model is a rewarding …

Mechanical performance of ceramic/ceramic nanolaminates at elevated temperatures is a
main concern when they are applied as protective coatings on compressed blades of …

Temperature-dependent nanoindentation testing was employed to investigate the
deformation behaviour of magnetron sputtered (100) TiN and Ti 1-x Al x N (x= 0.34, 0.52 …