The present study reviews tribology research on bulk polymers and coatings, employed in
several applications, including air-conditioning, refrigeration, and thrust pad bearings …

Substrate influence is a common problem when using instrumented indentation (also known
as nano-indentation) to evaluate the elastic modulus of thin films. Many have proposed …

Conclusions CSM is a valuable tool for instrumented indentation testing. CSM is often used
to measure properties of thin films and surface layers as a continuous function of penetration …

After welding or servicing at high temperature, carbon migration will occur in dissimilar
welded joint. Correspondingly, the carburized layer with high carbon content and …

A new method to accurately and reliably extract the actual Young's modulus of a thin film on
a substrate by indentation was developed. The method involved modifying the …

Cubic silicon carbide (3C-SiC) is an excellent material for applications in extreme conditions
due to its exceptional mechanical and physical properties. However, studying its material …

In earlier studies, PTFE-based coatings showed superb tribological performance under
aggressive conditions, relevant to air-conditioning and refrigeration compressors. In this …

Young's moduli of amorphous Cu–Zr thin films have been determined with unprecedented
compositional resolution, via combinatorial film deposition and force–deflection …

The interest in the measurement of the elastic properties of thin films is witnessed by a
number of new techniques being proposed. However, the precision of results is seldom …

The stress levels induced by chip‐package interaction (CPI) impose an increased risk of
mechanical failure on advanced backend‐of‐line (BEOL) layer stacks in microelectronic …