In the present study, Titanium carbon nitride (TiCN) thin films have been synthesized over Si
(100) substrate using chemical vapour deposition (CVD) process under N 2 gas flow rate to …

Abstract Titanium nitride (TiN), Titanium aluminum nitride (TiAlN), and Titanium aluminum
silicon nitride (TiAlSiN) coatings were deposited over Silicon (Si)(100) substrates using …

A new method has been proposed and verified to measure the viscoelastic properties of
polymers by nanoindentation tests. With the mechanical response of load–displacement …

Semicrystalline high performance polymers (HPPs) exhibit desirable thermomechanical
properties which make them suitable materials in several industries. However, when their …

The present work deals with the study of various properties of aluminum (Al)-incorporated
diamond-like carbon (DLC) thin films synthesized using the atmospheric pressure chemical …

Detecting subtle changes of surface stiffness at spatial scales and forces relevant to
biological processes is crucial for the characterization of biopolymer systems in view of …

Due to the unique properties of core/shell particles, these structures have been considered
in various applications. Employing core/shell particles consisting of a polymer core and a …

Current studies on crystallization kinetics for glass fiber-reinforced poly (ether ether ketone)
mainly focused on short glass fiber-reinforced composites and their isothermal …

The effect of strong oxidizer and operating temperature on the cavitation erosion (CE)
resistance of pearlitic, bainitic, martensitic, and tempered martensitic microstructures made …

Nanoindentation (NI) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) nanoindentation, coupled with
polarized light microscopy (PLM), were used to determine the nano-/micromechanical …