There are growing concerns about the stresses created by shielding currents in high field
superconducting magnets fabricated from tape conductors leading to reduced performance …

This paper reviews commonly used methods of analyzing and interpreting friction, adhesion
and nanoindentation with an AFM tip test data, with a particular emphasis of the testing of …

Intriguing properties of self-organized nanocomposites of perovskite oxides are usually
derived from the complex interface of constituent material phases. A sophisticated control of …

The Young's modulus (E), hardness (H) and fracture toughness (KIC) of various
compositions of gadolinia doped-ceria (GDC, GdxCe1− xO2− x/2, 0.1⩽ x⩽ 0.2) and yttria …

A series of nanoindentation tests has been carried out with TiO 2 films produced by physical
vapour deposition (PVD) under different conditions. Films with different microstructures and …

A statistical indentation analysis of WC–Co coatings obtained by atmospheric plasma spray
(APS) with two secondary plasma gases, H 2 and He, was investigated using an …

In the present work we report the mechanical properties of ca (b)-planes of Ag-doped top-
seeded melt-grown YBaCuO (YBCO) pellets at different concentrations. Hardness and …

Mechanical data (hardness and elastic modulus) from instrumented indentation testing are
often extracted assuming linear elasticity in the initial portion of the unloading. The method is …

Nanomaterials, their synthesis, and property studies have been an obsession with modern
current physicists, chemist, and materials scientists for their vast array of technological …

The mechanical properties of superconductor ceramics are of interest in the manufacture of
superconducting devices. The current trend is to produce smaller devices (using, eg, thin …