Wettability versus roughness of engineering surfaces

KJ Kubiak, MCT Wilson, TG Mathia, P Carval - Wear, 2011 - Elsevier
Wetting of real engineering surfaces occurs in many industrial applications (liquid coating,
lubrication, printing, painting,…). Forced and natural wetting can be beneficial in many …

Influence of roughness on polar and dispersed components of surface free energy and wettability properties of copper and steel surfaces

GV Kuznetsov, AG Islamova, EG Orlova… - Surface and Coatings …, 2021 - Elsevier
The most urgent problems in meso-, micro-and nano-technological productions are
controlling wetting of metals and alloys and liquid spreading over engineering surfaces after …

Surface morphology in engineering applications: Influence of roughness on sliding and wear in dry fretting

KJ Kubiak, TW Liskiewicz, TG Mathia - Tribology International, 2011 - Elsevier
Influence of initial surface roughness on friction and wear processes under fretting
conditions was investigated experimentally. Rough surfaces (Ra= 0.15–2.52 μm) were …

Opportunities and Challenges of Pressure Contact Packaging for Wide Bandgap Power Modules

L Wang, W Wang, K Zeng, J Deng… - … on Power Electronics, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Conventional packaging technologies cannot facilitate full utilization of wide bandgap
(WBG) power modules due to the parasitics of wire bonds and the thermal stresses in solder …

Multiscale analysis of the effect of roughness on fretting wear

K Pereira, T Yue, MA Wahab - Tribology International, 2017 - Elsevier
Fretting occurs when two loaded contacting surfaces are exposed to oscillatory relative
movement of small amplitude. Depending on conditions such as surface finishing, coefficient …

Self-replenishing lubrication mechanism of nano-silver-reinforced AISI 4140 steel composites under dry sliding for mechanical applications

MKA Ali, Q Yu, F Zhou, B Li, C Zhang - Tribology International, 2024 - Elsevier
Wear is one of the most important factors limiting mechanical components' lifespan and
durability. In this study, a novel, AISI 4140-Ag steel-based, self-lubricating nanocomposite …

Influence of surface topography on torsional fretting wear under flat-on-flat contact

W Lu, P Zhang, X Liu, W Zhai, M Zhou, J Luo… - Tribology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Influence of surface topography on torsional fretting under flat-on-flat contact were
investigated. Contact surfaces of the lower specimens were prepared by milling with …

Wear resistant multilayer nanocomposite WC1− x/C coating on Ti–6Al–4V titanium alloy

W Pawlak, KJ Kubiak, BG Wendler, TG Mathia - Tribology International, 2015 - Elsevier
A significant improvement of tribological properties on Ti–6Al–4V has been achieved by
developed in this study multilayer treatment method for the titanium alloys. This treatment …

Fretting wear behavior of zirconium alloy in B-Li water at 300° C

L Zhang, P Lai, Q Liu, Q Zeng, J Lu, X Guo - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
The tangential fretting wear of three kinds of zirconium alloys tube mated with 304 stainless
steel (SS) plate was investigated. The tests were conducted in an autoclave containing 300° …

Evolution of fretting wear with the number of cycles on Inconel 690 steam generator tubes against AISI 420 steel under gross slip conditions

SR Soria, S Claramonte, A Yawny - Tribology International, 2021 - Elsevier
The evolution of fretting wear with the number of cycles for Inconel 690 steam generator
tubes against AISI 420 pads in air at room temperature was studied in a 90° cross-cylinder …