Mechanical contact plays a pivotal role in both industrial and daily life applications. Contact
stiffness of a multi-indenter contact interface fundamentally determines force–deformation …

Nanoindentation is a popular tool for the study of hardness and elasticity of materials at the
nanoscale. However, the roughness of such samples may violate the basic assumptions …

Contact stiffness is a fundamental mechanical index of solid surfaces and relevant to a wide
range of applications. Although the correlation between contact stiffness, contact size and …

In nanoscratch testing it is observed that the normal and tangential forces do not increase
linearly. This behavior results in ploughing friction coefficients that vary with nanoindenter …

Abstract Diamond-Like Carbon is a thin coating that has high hardness, chemical inertia and
low coefficient of friction characteristics that can improve the performance of cutting tools and …

Inconel 718 alloy is widely used in aero-engines and high-temperature environments.
However, residual stress caused by processing and molding leads to an uneven distribution …

Fabricating nanostructures on metallic surface is relevant to various applications, and there
is growing interest in develo** new methods that balance accuracy, throughput and cost …

Biodegradable polymers and advanced recycling methods are being researched to address
the pressing issues of plastic waste and environmental degradation. Green Chemistry, a …

Micro flexible rolling aims to fabricate submillimeter thick strips with varying thickness profile,
where the surface quality of products is mainly determined by initial workpiece surface …

Roughness of surface has as an important influence on identifying the mechanical behavior
and performance of crystalline metals. In this study, nanoindentation simulations are …