The fracture toughness of cement paste is difficult to quantify both by standard
nanoindentation tests and by time-consuming and expensive measurements on micro …

This first regional issue published in STMP highlights the potential and importance of the
research carried out in Latin America regarding surface engineering and tribology. In order …

Extensive experiments have shown that materials with heterogeneous microstructures
comprising grains with different sizes that span over at least one order of magnitude, such as …

The design of powder metallurgy components made of advanced ceramic materials
demands information on mechanical behaviour, which affects lifetime, wear and friction …

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings are well known for their excellent adhesion to silicon
wafers. However, they often exhibit poor adhesion properties on metallic substrates …

Reduced hardness and wear resistance may limit SAE C17200 copper‐beryllium alloy use
in manufacturing applications, such as plunger tips of die casting machines and as cores …

In this study, the abrasive wear of pearlitic steel was investigated, including the
corresponding microstructural changes at the sub-surface. Multi-pass scratch tests were …

Abrasive wear limits the lifetime of many machine components. Most empirical models relate
the abrasive wear resistance to material hardness. In reality, however, other material …

Low-temperature plasma nitriding is a thermochemical surface treatment that promotes
surface hardening and wear resistance enhancement without compromising the corrosion …

In this work, the microstructure, mechanical properties and wear behaviour of Ti-6Al-4V alloy
were investigated. Ti-6Al-4V samples were obtained from different routes; i) a commercially …