In order to overcome interfacial delamination of pressureless sintered nanosilver as die
attachment on the ENIG finish, we tried to clarify the densification and interfacial diffusion …

Laser structuring is by far the most investigated metal surface-pretreatment method for
creating adhesion in polymer–metal hybrids. Especially, cone-like protrusions show …

Due to their outstanding stiffness-to-weight ratio, fiber-reinforced plastics are established
materials for weight reduction in the aerospace and automotive industries. To improve …

The aim of this study is to improve the fatigue limit of thermally sprayed EN 1.0032 steel
substrates by combining turning, diamond smoothing, and temperature regulation during …

The development of tailored lightweight solutions is especially required for the support of the
structural change from combustion to electric driven vehicles, due to the still challenging …

Lateritic soil, a prevalent geological material in tropical regions, often exhibits poor
engineering properties, leading to road pavement failures. Meanwhile, the alarming rise in …

The application of lightweight materials in automotive industry creates the demand to
develop reliable and cost-effective solutions for joining hybrid material parts and …

Weight reduction of parts is of great importance in automotive and aerospace industries.
Laser direct joining of dissimilar materials had been investigated previously to obtain …

The lap shear test is a common method for determining the interlaminar shear strength of
material compounds due to its simplicity with regard to specimen production and …

The desire to apply fiber reinforced plastics (FRP) in large batch production processes due
to the ongoing challenge to build more efficient lightweight structures poses new demands …