This review summarises the state of knowledge on acoustic emission (AE) techniques
applied to material property evaluation during indentation (eg hardness) testing. There are …

The effect of the mechanical properties of CrN/CrCN multilayer ceramic coatings on
cavitation degradation and surface roughness was investigated. Three coatings with …

Loosening tests of bolted joints are carried out under various preloads and excitation
amplitudes. Three coatings are utilized to treat bolts, and their effects on the anti-loosening …

One of the toughest challenges that hinders the application of ceramic coatings is their poor
damage tolerance. Addressing this problem requires the development of novel micro-or …

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings, frequently used to reduce wear and friction in machine
components as well as on forming tools, are often subjected to cyclic loading. Doping of …

TiN multilayers that alternate with either titanium (ductile) or nanocomposite TiSiN (hard)
interlayers were surface coated by filtered arc deposition onto stainless steel substrates …

A cantilever bending technique for the determination of mode I fracture toughness and
strength of thin films is presented. First, the depth profile of residual stresses in the film is …

Carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRPs) are intensively used in aerospace applications due
to their good strength to weight ratio. However, when subjected to solid particle erosion …

There is an increasing usage of PVD-coated hardmetals in applications where contact loads
of cyclic nature between curved surfaces are common, eg cold forming tools and machine …

In this study, systematic nanomechanical and micromechanical studies have been
conducted in three multilayer TiN/CrN systems with different bilayer periods (8, 19 and 25 …