Scratch testing is one of the methods that allow well defined characterization of scratch resistance of polymeric materials, both bulk and coatings such as paints. The scratch technique has therefore ...

Over the past several decades, a growing interest in better understanding the mechanical properties of biomaterials has been seen. Besides hardness and elastic modulus values that can be determined ...

Thermal spray coatings have been used for several decades for enhanced wear, corrosion and thermal protection in various industrial domains. These coatings are routinely used in power plant turbines, ...

A team of the TSU Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Computer Modeling and Condensed Medium Analysis has studied how the microstructure of VT6 titanium alloy specimens affects the elastic recovery of ...