Aluminium and magnesium have been the most popular matrix materials for metal matrix
composites (MMCs) over the years. The advantages of magnesium matrix composites are …

A literature review on the thermal spray deposition of metals onto polymer-based structures
is presented. The deposition of metals onto polymer-based structures has been developed …

Three-dimensional numerical simulations of Berkovich, Vickers and conical indenter
hardness tests were carried out to investigate the influence of indenter geometry on …

Composite structures can be exposed to a range of corrosive environments during their in-
service life, which causes degradation in terms of material properties. The effect of alkaline …

Nanolaminates have been reported to have applications in different areas, such as the
preparation of multilayer films, coating biomedical appliances or multilayer edible coatings …

In this work the heat treatment response of SSM processed A356 and A357 casting alloys
was analysed. The development of a new T6 heat treatment, with solution times less than 30 …

This paper seeks to present a new approach to reverse analysis in depth-sensing
indentation which makes use of numerical simulation. This methodology allows the results of …

A titanium nitride (TiN) coating was deposited by magnetron sputter ion plating onto steel
and titanium alloy polished substrates. The adhesion of the coating on each substrate …

To improve the corrosion resistance, surface electrical conductivity and wettability of Ti–6Al–
4V used in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC), a ZrCN nanocrystalline coating …

Depth sensing indentation is a powerful experimental technique for determining mechanical
properties of materials. In this work a computational routine was developed based on Oliver …