Surface Effects and Contact Mechanics

Section 1: Surface treatments Dynamic smoothening and tribological properties of pulsed-DC sputtered DLC based nanocomposite films; The use of navy C-ring specimens to study distortion in ferritic nitrocarburized 1010 steel; Dichromate effect on the passive layer of 316L stainless steel Section 2: Thick coatings Metallic laser clad coatings: on the processing-microstructure-property relationships; Heat treating of the antifriction deposited layers by thermal spraying; The influence of the spraying angle on properties of thermally sprayed HVOF cermet coatings Section 3: Thin coatings Modification of rubber surface with DLC thin films for low friction and self lubrication; Computational evaluation of interfacial fracture toughness of thin coatings Section 4: Surface problems in contact mechanics The analysis of the state of a turned surface with the use of its image; Comparative analysis of the machined surface image after the process of burnishing rolling; Evaluation of material friction properties using the Block-on-RingA" apparatus Section 5: Indentation and hardness Identification of elasto-viscoplastic material properties from indentation testing using an inverse method; Surface ruggedness processing of cylindrical Cu-Zn wire with wet blasting Section 6: Fatigue External surfaces affected by free hydrogen in metastable austenitic stainless steels; Numerical and experimental study of the fatigue of threaded pipe couplings; Fatigue strength of a radical nitrided Ni-base super alloy; The effect of Friction Stir Processing on the fatigue life of MIG-Laser hybrid welded joints as compared to conventional FSW 6082-T6 aluminium joints; Effect of humidity on fatigue strength of shot peened maraging steel Section 7: Numerical analysis New method of determination of the tool rake angle on the basis of the crack angle of the specimen in tensile tests and numerical simulations; Finite element method numerical simulation and ductile capacity analysis of bond-slip between epoxy coated plain steel bars and concrete Section 8: Applications and case studies Durability of domestic scroll compressor systems; Surface characterization of rotary-peeled eucalyptus veneers by confocal laser scanning microscopy and surface free energy and contact angle determination; Generating behavior of whiskers on Pb free Sn plating and its control; Determination of wheel/rail contact points in the simulation of railway vehicle dynamics