Since decades, protective hard coatings with thicknesses of a few micrometers are grown by
physical or chemical vapor deposition (PVD, CVD) on cutting tools to improve their …

Due to economical demands to further increase the efficiency of production processes, it is
essential to exploit the full potential of wear resistant hard coatings. This is, however …

A series of [TiN/TiAlN] n multilayer coatings with different bilayer numbers n= 5, 10, 25, 50,
and 100 were deposited on stainless steel substrate AISI 304 by a lateral rotating cathode …

Cutting temperature affects TiAlN tool wear behaviors during machining IN718. However,
the effects of Al content on wear behavior and cutting temperature are not clear. In this …

Monolithic single phase cubic (c) Ti1− xAlxN thin films are used in various industrial
applications due to their high thermal stability, which beneficially effects lifetime and …

Thermal conductivity of individual multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) is measured
using a pulsed photothermal reflectance technique. Intrinsic thermal conductivity of …

This work reports on the bonding of Al 2 O 3–Cu, AlN–Cu, and AlN–Ni by active brazing for
the thermoelectric module support plate. Ag 63 Cu 35.25 Ti 1.75 braze alloy in the form of …

Tool wear during friction stir welding (FSW) of hard particulate reinforced aluminum metal
matrix composites (Al MMCs) are more prominent due to the tool interaction with the …

Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) Ti1− x Al x N coated cemented carbide tools are
commonly used to cut difficult-to-machine super alloy of Inconel 718. The Al concentration x …

Recently, a use of difficult to cut materials including titanium alloy has been substantially
increasing in aerospace and automotive industries. Eco-friendly machining technology …