Materials and Contact Characterisation VIII

Contents
Section 1: Experimental and measurement techniques
Experimental determination and theoretical analysis of local residual stress at grain scale; The dependence of reverse recovery time on barrier capacitance and series-on resistance in Schottky diodes; The growth of a passive film on steel studied with in-situ AFM; Evaluation of wood surface modification using hot melting plastic droplets for contact angle measurements; Characterisation of waste polyolefin blends using thermal and imaging techniques aimed at product development; Non-destructive eddy current measurements for silicon carbide heterostructure analysis; A new cooling technique for targets operating under very intense beams

Section 2: Computer methods and simulation
Numerical evaluation of barely visible impact damage in a carbon fibre-reinforced composite panel with shear loading; Automated defect size determination for gear tooth root bending strength simulation;A mathematical model for abrasive erosion wear in composite Fe-based matrix with WC-Co reinforcement; Development of an analytical solution mathematical model for a thermoplastic starch and linear low-density polyethylene blends for pyrolytic degradation; Evaluation of squeeze effect in a gas thrust bearing; Modal flexibility-based damage detection of truss bridges: a conceptual framework; Development of software for the creation of new materials with hybrid properties

Section 3: Mechanical characterisation and testing
Mossbauer studies of iron-based superconductors; Determination of contact pressure at pneumatic seal/rod interface from radial force measurement

Section 4: Surface modification and treatments
Study of the interface and durability of the adhesion between photovoltaic cells and concrete-based facade panels; The splat formation issue in thermal spray processes;
Dynamics of tempering processes in stainless steel; Surface characterization of lignin materials by means of inverse gas chromatography; Effect of fine particle peening using hydroxyapatite shot particles and plasma sprayed hydroxyapatite coating on fatigue properties of beta titanium alloy

Section 5: Nano, micro and macro characterisation
Microstructure transformation of alpha-titanium after mechanical and laser forming; The unique case of tin(II) fluoride containing unexpected substitutional solid solutions: local structure versus global structure; Nanoscale and microscale simulations of N-N junction heterostructures of 3c-4h silicon carbide

Section 6: Advances in composites
(special session organised by K. Tanaka & K. Takemura)
Structural modification of cellulose nanocomposites by stretching; Dispersion evaluation of carbon nanotube and mechanical properties for carbon nanotube/polyamide 6; Fabrication of magnetite/PLA composite nanofiber sheet and evaluation of its mechanical properties; Effect of the CNT growth temperature on the tensile strength of carbon fiber; Creep rupture of water-absorbed green composite; Influence of laser surface treatment on the tensile shear strength of resistance welded CFRTP; Interfacial shear strength of resin particles added to carbon fiber/maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene in a hot-wet environment; Effects of carbon nanotube deposition time to carbon fiber on tensile lap-shear strength of resistance welded CFRTP; Effects of press pressure on the mechanical properties of rib root for glass fiber reinforced polypropylene composites, molded by press and injection hybrid molding; Effects of the molecular weight of polycarbonate on the mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforced polycarbonate; FEM analysis of temperature distribution of a flat plate mold with hollows, heated by direct resistance heating; Internal damage evaluation of CFRTP cut by a circular saw

Section 7: Biomaterials
Surface degradation of nanocrystalline Zirconia dental implants; A constitutive framework for human dermis mechanical modelling; Investigation of surface functionalization and coatings for biomedical applications by Zeta potential and adsorption measurements on solid surfaces; Equi-biaxial tests for mechanical characterization of Human Acellular Dermal Matrices through a custom-made biaxial fixture
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