Metallic alloys are, by essence, ductile and stiff and can support loads without sudden
rupture. This ductility becomes a disadvantage when applications require wear resistance …

Glass is a material with essentially unlimited application possibilities. This second edition of
a comprehensive reference in glass science, points out the correlation between the …

Electroless nickel–boron deposits were synthesized on aluminium alloys and submitted to
heat treatments under neutral (95% Ar+ 5% H2) atmosphere. Two set of treatment conditions …

Electroless nickel–boron coatings, synthesized on mild steel, were submitted to nitridation
treatments in varying conditions of pressure, temperature and atmosphere composition. One …

Surface properties modification is an effective way to improve the performances of materials
subjected to thermo-mechanical stress. Nanocomposite Ti–B–N based coatings have high …

The plasma nitrocarburizing of nanocrystallized 18Ni maraging steel was performed at 460°
C for 4 h. The surface phase composition, cross-sectional microstructure and hardness …

The presence of a Ti (+ N) solid solution in nitrogen implanted commercially pure titanium
grade II was investigated using XRD, TEM and nanoindentation. A TiN/Ti (+ N)/Ti mixed …

Abstract Titanium alloy Ti6Al4V possesses a range of highly interesting properties such as
excellent corrosion resistance, bio-compatibility and high specific stress but suffers from …

Surface treatments of Ti-6Al-4V alloys are of utmost importance for biomedical applications
since they allow for tribological gain. Here, Ti-6Al-4V disks have been PBII nitrided at either …

A novel surface treatment combined with depositing Cr films followed by plasma nitriding
was carried out on the surface of the 2024 Al alloy. Nano-grained Cr films were firstly …