Since decades, protective hard coatings with thicknesses of a few micrometers are grown by
physical or chemical vapor deposition (PVD, CVD) on cutting tools to improve their …

The main requirements of cemented carbides as cutting, machining, and drilling tools are
wear resistance, chemical stability at high temperatures, and proper mechanical properties …

The milling process is one of the most used processes in the manufacturing industry. Milling,
as a process, as evolved, with new machines and methods being employed, in order to …

The current study analyzes the surface, mechanical, biocorrosion, and antibacterial
performances of a nanocrystalline TiN ceramic coating synthesized using cathodic arc …

To improve the service life of carbon/carbon (C/C) composites under ultra-high temperature
ablation environments (> 2200℃), SiC/HfC coating with multi-layer alternating structure was …

Turning continues to be the largest segment of the machining industry, which highlights the
continued demand for turned parts and the overall improvement of the process. The turning …

Nano-multilayered films offer a multilayer structure arrangement at several to tens of
nanometers. They have hardness, high-temperature oxidation resistance, and low wear …

In order to meet the clinical demand for titanium implants, the heterogeneous structure of TiO
2/SrTiO 3 coating was in situ fabricated on the surface of Ti6Al4V alloy by a facile way. The …

Modifying the architecture of multilayer hard coatings allows to adjust the mechanical
properties of these materials for a given application. Within this work, the effect of the bilayer …

Nitride coatings have been generally applied on light alloys like titanium and aluminium to
promote their multiple performances, including hardness, thermal stability and wear …