Surface Effects and Contact Mechanics

Contents Section 1: Experimental and measurement tests Frictional heating calculations for polymers; Statistical analysis of SEM image noise; Characterization of microstructure and fatigue life of CP titanium grade 2 specimens subject to various bending processes; Tribological behaviour of AFNOR grade Z6 NCT DV 25-15 precipitation hardening austenitic stainless steel with NiCr-B coating in high temperature liquid sodium Section 2: Computer simulation Numerical simulation of single- and double-faced W-beam guardrails under vehicular impacts on six-lane divided freeways; Three-dimensional finite element analysis of the human middle ear and an application for clinics for tympanoplasty Section 3: Surface problems in contact mechanics Surface tension problems with distributed torque; Edge-of-contact stresses in blade attachments in gas turbines; Prediction of slurry erosive wear behaviour of Al6061 alloy using a fuzzy logic approach; Measurement of mechanical properties of viscous plastic materials by nanoindentation Section 4: Thick and thin coatings Thickness and waviness of surface coatings formed by overlap: modelling and experiment; Flexible DLC film coated rubber: friction and the effect of viscoelastic deformation of rubber substrate; Vickers micro-indentation for the elasto-plastic characterisation of thin layers Section 5: Surface modification The use of nitriding to enhance wear resistance of cast irons; Properties of borided SAE 1035 steels and fracture toughness produced by Vickers indentation; Some reasons for decreased service time of dies for Al hot extrusion; An experimental investigation on metal surface treatment by means of diode laser beams; Investigation of HVOF thermal sprayed nanostructured WC-12Co mixed with Inconel-625 coatings for oil/gas applications; Durability evaluation of carbon steel AISI1045 coated diamond-like carbon film using an atmospheric controlled IH-FPP system for pretreatment Section 6: Fracture fatigue and mechanics Studies of microscopic strains on Alloy 600 surfaces arising from stress corrosion cracking; Effect of casting defects and roller burnishing on fatigue properties of a cast aluminum alloy AC4CH; Fatigue behavior of Ti-15Mo-5Zr-3Al -type titanium alloy with surface hardened layer induced by annealing in nitrogen gas; Effect of interlayer thickness on fatigue behavior in A5052 aluminum alloy with DLC/thermally sprayed WC-12Co hybrid coatings; Optimizing roughness and residual stresses through controlled shot peening and isotropic finishing of surfaces Section 7: Composite materials and structures Effect of silane modification on mechanical and thermal properties of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)/zeolite composites; An efficient FE model and LSE method for accurate calculation of transverse stresses in laminated sandwich plates