Conventional polishing of glass substrates often results in surface scratches caused by passivated abrasive particles, leading to defects and reduced yield. To overcome this limitation, an iron-bonded wheel with free abrasive grains was proposed in E...
This study evaluated whether airborne-particle abrasion could be an alternative to hydrofluoric acid etching as a pretreatment for the adhesive bonding of silicate ceramic restorations. Feldspar (FEL; n = 100), lithium silicate (LiSi; n = 100), and z...
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of airborne particle abrasion with different particles on the surface free energy, roughness, and biaxial flexural strength of a feldspathic ceramic by comparing it with hydrofluoric acid etching, the standard...
As a key component of aero transmission systems, internal splines suffer from problems of low efficiency and poor precision in traditional lapping processes due to geometric deformation and high hardness after heat treatment. To address this, this st...
As an important component of mechanical transmission systems, internal splines are widely used in aerospace, industrial equipment, and other fields. However, internal splines are prone to deformation and shrinkage after heat treatment. At present, mo...
Chemical–mechanical polishing (CMP) is a planarization process that utilizes chemical reactions and mechanical material removal using abrasive particles. With the increasing integration of semiconductor devices, the CMP process is gaining increasing...
Single-crystal sapphire (α-Al2O3) is an important material and widely used in many advanced fields. The semi-fixed abrasive grain processing method based on solid-phase reaction theory is a prominent processing method for achieving ultra-precis...
Nanomaterials are integrated within consumer products to enhance specific properties of interest. Their release throughout the lifecycle of nano-enabled products raises concerns; specifically, mechanical strains can lead to the generation of fragment...
Steel and aluminum alloys are used to manufacture the bodies of bulk material handling machines. The aluminum body enables a higher load mass and thus reduces transport costs. However, the greater abrasion of aluminum alloys leads to more frequent re...
Double-sided planetary grinding (DSPG) with a fixed abrasive is widely used in sapphire substrate processing. Compared with conventional free abrasive grinding, it has the advantages of high precision, high efficiency, and environmental protection. I...
In this study, two pollution-free approaches were used to improve the processing efficiency of mechanical chemical polishing (MCP) for sapphire substrates. The first was dedicated to polishing using synthetic silica abrasives with high reactivity as...
The paper is focused on investigating the quality of two grades of thermally sprayed coatings deposited by high-velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) technology. One grade contains WC hard particles in an environmentally progressive Ni- and Co-free FeCrAl matr...
Pumped storage power stations (PSPSs) are crucial regulators for accelerating the global energy structure transformation and developing a renewable energy-dominated power system. The sediment entering the reservoirs leads to capacity loss, while the...
Two-stage concrete (TSC), also known as prepacked aggregate concrete (PAC), differs from traditional concrete in terms of site application and manufacturing process. Although this type of concrete is not a replacement for conventional concrete applic...
Background/Objectives: Achieving durable intraoral repairs of fractured metal and zirconia restorations requires optimal adhesion. This in vitro study evaluated the effects of mechanical surface treatments and commercial repair systems on the shear b...
Compacted graphite iron (CGI) has been considered an excellent option for heavy-duty engine blocks due to its superior mechanical properties, which allow reduction of weight, enhancing engine performance. Abrasion is a recognized wear mechanism in en...
The need for soft polymer (such as acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (ABR)) components in mating applications is increasing in several sectors, viz. automobile, mining, and marine, due to their viscoelastic nature with improved surface quality and tight...
Laser cladding process was performed on a commercial Ti-6Al-4V (α + β) titanium alloy by means of tungsten carbide-nickel based alloy powder blend. Nd:YAG laser with a 2.2-KW continuous wave was used with coaxial jet nozzle coupled with a standard po...
The microstructure and wear behaviors of Mg2Si/Al composites with 0 wt.%, 5 wt.%, and 10 wt.% SiC particles were studied using XRD, OM observation, SEM observation, EDS analysis, an extraction experiment, a hardness test, and the dry sliding wear tes...
This study numerically investigates the interactions between a collapsing bubble and a movable particle with a comparable size in a free field, which is associated with the microscopic mechanisms of the synergetic effects of cavitation erosion and pa...
Glass wool waste constitutes a rapidly increasing fraction of construction and demolition residues, yet it remains one of the most challenging insulation materials to recycle. Its non-combustible nature, extremely low bulk density, and high fibre ela...
The objective of this study was to investigate the physicochemical properties of hybrid coatings with titanium nitride and boron nitride nanoparticles deposited on the TiAlV medical alloy via the sol–gel process. The developed layers were inten...
For the first time, Zr702 coatings were deposited onto an Al6061 alloy using a high-pressure cold spray (HPCS) system. In this work, five different N2 process gas temperatures between 700 and 1100 °C were employed to understand the formation of c...
This study compares the effect of the addition of two types of lubricants on the dry sliding behavior of a simplified Cu-free phenolic resin-based composite material. The lubricants were commercial graphite and exfoliated graphitic carbon nitride (co...
The surface roughness of sand rollers directly influences the precision of rice processing. Therefore, the effects of sand rollers with different grit sizes (46#, 36#, and 30#) on rice quality were investigated in this work. The results indicated tha...
One of the common methods to measure the centrality of nucleus-nucleus collision events consists of detecting forward spectator neutrons. Because of non-monotonic dependence of neutron numbers on centrality, other characteristics of spectator matter...
Environmental pollution caused by plastic is a present problem. Polystyrene is a widely used packaging material (e.g., Styrofoam) that can be broken down into microplastics through abrasion. Once the plastic is released into the environment, it is di...
An improved method that allows the robust characterization of surfaces is necessary to accurately predict the biofouling formation on construction materials of photobioreactors (PBR). Exopolymeric substances (EPS), such as proteins and polysaccharide...
Grinding is a finishing process for high precision, high surface quality parts, and hard materials, including tool fabrication and sharpening. The recycling of grinding scraps, which often contain rare and costly materials such as tungsten carbide (W...
The choice of spacer in the interim phase of two-stage revision hip arthroplasty is crucial. Conventional concepts like a Girdlestone situation, handformed or preformed bone cement spacers show complications like soft-tissue contractions, abrasion of...
The pollution caused by microplastics around the world is an increasingly significant issue that has to be tackled with different methods and technologies. Here, we report a straightforward and rapid process combining electrodeposition and electropho...
Cubic boron nitride (cBN) is widely applied in cutting and grinding tools. cBN grains plated by pure Ni and Ni/SiC composite were produced under the same conditions from an additive-free nickel Watts type bath. The processed electroplating products w...
In order to improve the high-temperature wear resistance of mold copper plates, this study used laser cladding technology to prepare a high-wear-resistant composite coating with Inconel 718 and WC(Tungsten carbide) particles. The phase composition, m...
This work investigates the effect of the addition of tungsten carbide (WC) particles as reinforcements to Ni (Inconel 625) versus Co (Stellite 6) alloys during deposition by laser cladding to form wear-resistant metal matrix composite (MMC) coatings....
Air particle abrasion (APA) using bioactive glass (BG) effectively decontaminates titanium (Ti) surface biofilms and the retained glass particles on the abraded surfaces impart potent antibacterial properties against various clinically significant pa...
Objectives. The purpose of this work was to determine the influence of residual alumina after sand blasting treatment in titanium dental implants. This paper studied the effect of alumina on physico-chemical surface properties, such as: surface wetta...
The biomaterial coatings for bone tissue regeneration described in this study promote bioactivity. The ceramic-polymer composite coatings deposited on polylactide (PLA) plates contain polymers, namely polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)/polyethylene glycol (P...
Developing a durable multifunctional superhydrophobic coating on polymeric films that can be industrially scalable is a challenge in the field of surface engineering. This article presents a novel method for a scalable technology using a simple singl...
Titanium Grade 4 (Ti G4) is widely used in medicine for dental implants. The failure-free life of implants depends on their properties such as resistance to wear and friction processes. This paper presents an analysis of the influence of sandblasting...
This study aimed to assess the suitability of printed zirconia (ZrO2) for adhesive cementation compared to milled ZrO2. Surface conditioning protocols and disinfection effects on bond strength were also investigated. ZrO2 discs (n = 14/group) underwe...
Areas with abundant sunlight, such as the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), are optimal for photovoltaic (PV) power generation. However, the average power loss of photovoltaic modules caused by dust accumulation is extreme and may reach 1%/day, ne...
α–Mangostin, which is a natural xanthone compound, inhibits the metastasis and survival of various cancer cell types. However, its therapeutic effectiveness is limited by low water solubility and very poor absorption. There are several st...
Fabrication of W- and Co-free wear-resistant cermets is a vital task in modern machinery due to the toxicity of Co-based products and poor availability of Co and W containing raw materials. In this paper, a TiC-NiMo coating produced by laser-directed...