Laser nitriding can be described as the irradiation of metal surfaces by short laser pulses in
nitrogen containing atmospheres. This may lead to a strong take-up of nitrogen into the …

Zirconates with high melting points were investigated for application as materials for thermal
barrier coatings at operating temperatures> 1300° C. SrZrO3, BaZrO3, and La2Zr2O7 …

Instrumented indentation, also known as depth-sensing indentation or nanoindentation, is
increasingly being used to probe the mechanical response of materials from metals and …

Instrumented indentation (referred to as nanoindentation at low loads and low depths) has
now become established for the single point characterization of hardness and elastic …

Measurements of the load dependence of the radial crack size with Vickers and Berkovich
indenters are compared for a range of materials. It is found that the extent of radial cracks …

Nanoindentation, conducted using devices with enhanced accuracy and capabilities,
contributes to the reliable characterization of coatings and other material mechanical …

Depth-sensing indentation equipment is widely used for evaluation of the hardness and
Young's modulus of materials. The depth resolution of this technique allows the use of ultra …

Silicon oxycarbide glass with the composition Si1. 0O1. 6C0. 8 was synthesized from a
commercial polysiloxane by polymer pyrolysis. Dense SiOC samples were obtained by …

The widespread use of thin hard physical vapor deposited (PVD) coatings in various
technical applications necessitates the precise knowledge of their mechanical properties …

In situ Ti/TiB composites with different volume fractions of discontinuous TiB reinforcements
were produced by powder metallurgy. After compacting Ti+ TiB2 powders by hot …