Composite materials are known to have a poor resistance to through-the-thickness impact
loading. There are various methods for improving their impact damage tolerance, such as …

Grain size effect on superelasticity was investigated in Ti-20Zr-3Mo-3Sn alloys for the same
crystallographic texture and for a broad grain size range from 7 μm to 180 μm. The …

This paper reports our recent studies on nanocrystalline surface layer of 304 stainless steel
(304SS) produced using a sandblasting and annealing process. The grain size of the …

The objective of this study is to examine the effect of heat treatment on polycrystalline Ti–
50.9 at.% Ni in hot-rolled and cold-drawn states. In particular, we examine microstructure …

This paper reports our recent studies on the tribological behavior and related properties of a
nano-crystalline surface of 304 stainless steel (304SS) produced by a sandblasting and …

Thin film shape-memory alloys (SMAs) have been recognized as promising and high
performance materials in the field of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) applications …

We present a study of the effects of the ratio of hardness to Young's modulus on the friction
and wear behavior of layered composite coatings. Layered coating structures with the same …

We study the instrumented Vickers micro-indentation of single-crystal Ti–50.9 at% Ni shape-
memory alloys with systematically varied surface normal orientations ([100],[210],[111] and …

The hardness of a material is historically considered the most important parameter in
predicting wear of materials. The wear resistance of a material is usually estimated using …

In this study, a series of nanoindentations was made on NiTi shape memory alloy thin films
at millinewton loads with a Berkovich indenter. Mapping of the indentation topography using …