Recent advances in micro/nano-cutting: effect of tool edge and material properties

F Fang, F Xu - Nanomanufacturing and Metrology, 2018 - Springer
Micro-and nano-machining technology has been applied in industry to generate high-
precision parts with micro/nano-metric accuracy or feature size in the recent decades …

Atomic and close-to-atomic scale manufacturing: a review on atomic layer removal methods using atomic force microscopy

PT Mathew, BJ Rodriguez, F Fang - Nanomanufacturing and Metrology, 2020 - Springer
Manufacturing at the atomic scale is the next generation of the industrial revolution. Atomic
and close-to-atomic scale manufacturing (ACSM) helps to achieve this. Atomic force …

The deformation mechanism of graphene nanosheets embedded in high-entropy alloy upon sliding

S Li, Q Zhou, Y Shi, W Ye, Y Lin, H Wang - Carbon, 2024 - Elsevier
Serving as an outstanding solid lubricant, the graphene can effectively reduce friction and
improve wear-resistance of composites, which are pursued by CoCrFeMnNi high entropy …

Towards atomic and close-to-atomic scale manufacturing

F Fang, N Zhang, D Guo, K Ehmann… - … Journal of Extreme …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Human beings have witnessed unprecedented developments since the 1760s using
precision tools and manufacturing methods that have led to ever-increasing precision, from …

Graphene enables equiatomic FeNiCrCoCu high-entropy alloy with improved TWIP and TRIP effects under shock compression

H **e, Z Ma, W Zhang, H Zhao, L Ren - Journal of Materials Science & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Graphene (Gr) reinforced high-entropy alloy (HEA) matrix composites are expected as
potential candidates for next-generation structural applications in light of outstanding …

Study of nanoscale wear of SiC/Al nanocomposites using molecular dynamics simulations

Z Yin, P Zhu, B Li - Tribology Letters, 2021 - Springer
In this work, molecular dynamics simulations are performed to investigate the nanoscale
wear behavior of SiC particle-reinforced aluminum matrix composites (SiC/Al NCs) through …

Strengthening effect of high-entropy alloys endowed by monolayer graphene

H **e, Z Ma, W Zhang, H Zhao, L Ren - Materials Today Physics, 2022 - Elsevier
The graphene (Gr) can effectively confine the dislocation propagation, allowing for the
pronounced strengthening effect. However, due to the technical limitations of atomic …

An atomic insight into the stoichiometry effect on the tribological behaviors of CrCoNi medium-entropy alloy

J Zhang, W Li, R Qin, P Chen, Y Liu, X Liu… - Applied Surface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Face-centered cubic CrCoNi medium-entropy alloy (MEA) as one of the derivatives of
CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy has drawn much attention due to its remarkable mechanical …

Molecular dynamics simulation to investigate the orientation effects on nanoscale cutting of single crystal copper

A Sharma, D Datta, R Balasubramaniam - Computational Materials Science, 2018 - Elsevier
The present study investigates the effect of six different crystal orientations on the nanoscale
cutting operation carried out on single crystal copper (Cu) at various ratios of uncut chip …

Atomic perspective of contact protection in graphene-coated high-entropy films

H **e, Z Ma, H Zhao, L Ren - Tribology International, 2022 - Elsevier
Covering graphene (Gr) coatings on high-entropy alloy (HEA) films is a promising approach
to avoid its contact damage. However, current understanding regarding the underlying …