Zirconia ceramics are promising materials for restoration and are widely used in the field of artificial teeth. However, wear resistance affects the longevity of artificial teeth. In this study, peacock tail feather micro-textures and groove micro-te...
Laser surface microtexturing has emerged as an effective approach for improving the performance of adhesive joints between dissimilar materials. In this study, the influence of laser-generated micrometric surface features on the mechanical behavior o...
In order to study the feasibility of forming microtexture at the surface of 7050 aluminum alloy by laser-induced cavitation bubble, and how the density of microtexture influences its tribological properties, the evolution of the cavitation bubble was...
Aiming at the engineering problems of the severe wear and limited service life of mandrels during the hole extrusion strengthening of critical aerospace components, this study proposes a surface modification strategy for mandrels based on the anti-fr...
Processing certain kinds of micro-textures onto the surface of tools can improve their wear resistance, reduce the friction between them and machined surfaces, prolong their service life and improve their processing efficiency. When milling titanium...
The aim of the present study was firstly to determine the manufacturing feasibility of a specific surface 3D-microtexturing on steel through an ultra-short pulsed laser, and secondly to investigate the tribological properties under 2 different lubric...
Nowadays, micro engine miniaturization is one of the most challenging issues, especially for the design and fabrication of the high-power-density micro Wankel engine. With the decrease of the size of the micro engine, the problem of the heat deformat...
Tungsten carbide is currently the most widely used tool material for machining difficult-to-machine materials, such as titanium alloys and nickel-based super alloys. In order to improve the performance of tungsten carbide tools, surface microtexturin...
A water drop can bounce upon impacting a superhydrophobic surface. However, on certain superhydrophobic surfaces, a water drop will stick rather than bounce if it is sufficiently hot. Here, we aim to better understand the mechanisms that can lead to...
Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful set of tools for engineering innovative materials. However, the AI-aided design of materials textures has not yet been researched in depth. In order to explore the potentials of AI for discoverin...
Micro-textured surfaces show promise in improving tribological properties, but predicting their performance remains challenging due to complex relationships between surface features and frictional behavior. This study evaluates five algorithms—...
Short-pulse laser machining was employed to transform the flat copper sheet into a microtextured specimen. This specimen was further nanotextured using the nickel wet-plating to build up the IR (InfraRed)-emission metallic device with fractal-like su...
Based on a previous work where we investigated the effect of conditioner type and downforce on the evolution of pad surface micro-texture during break-in, we have chosen certain break-in conditions to carry out subsequent blanket SiO2 wafer polishing...
The development of microtextures has had a transformative impact on surface design in engineering, leading to substantial advancements in the performance, efficiency, and functionality of components and tools. This study presents an innovative method...
Deterministic microtexture and viscoelastic coating deformation affect the normal response of polymer-coated internal cylindrical surfaces. An additive model separates statistical land roughness, deterministic Fourier displacement, and the coated-min...
Surface microtexture, as a branch of surface engineering, has always been an active research object due to its ability to significantly improve matrix properties. Especially by combining surface microtextures with biomimetics, the concept of surface...
The processing method, one-dimensional ultrasonic vibration-assisted turning (1D UVAT), is a potential and efficient way for fabricating a micro-textured surface. This paper aims at exploring the surface integrity and friction performance of brass H6...
Laser irradiation is a popular method to produce microtextures on metal surfaces. However, the common laser-produced microtextures were hierarchical (multiscale), which may limit their applicability. In this paper, a method of two-step laser irradiat...
This study explores the performance of micro-textured tools when cutting GH4169 during spray cooling. First, the morphologies of the micro-textures were selected according to the simulation and experiments. Secondly, cutting experiments were carried...
Soft tissue adhesion on the electrosurgical electrode has been a major concern in clinical surgery. In order to improve the adhesion property of the electrode, micro-textures with different morphologies including micro-dimples, longitudinal micro-cha...
Using the ultrasonic burnishing process to fabricate micro-textures is one of the effective methods to improve the hydrophobic properties of workpiece surfaces. In this study, three ultrasonic burnishing strategies—single-pass ultrasonic burnis...
Dry cutting is an effective method to realize the concept of green cutting today. However, in the process of cutting bearing steel, the high temperatures and high pressures produced by the cutting tool and chip under dry friction seriously affect the...
Aiming at the problems of high friction coefficient, severe wear, and unsatisfactory service life and operational reliability of brass under complex working conditions such as dry friction, wet friction, and oil-lubricated friction, H62 brass was tak...
The overall energy efficiency of machine elements and engine components could be improved by using new technologies such as surface modifications. In the literature, surface engineering approaches like micro-texturing and the application of diamond-l...
Understanding the environmental pathways and surface modification of beach sand grains is essential for reconstructing coastal dynamics and assessing the suitability of natural sands for engineering applications. This study applies a multiproxy appro...
In articular joint implants, polymeric inserts are usually exploited for on-contact sliding surfaces to guarantee low friction and wear, a high load-bearing capacity, impact strength and stiffness, and biocompatibility. Surface micro-structuring can...
Liquid-infused surfaces can promote droplet mobility and reduce ice adhesion, but their durability depends on texture geometry, lubricant retention, and lubricant viscosity. This study evaluated microtextured low-density polyethylene (LDPE) films as...
Surface roughness measurement is an integral part of the characterization of microtextured surfaces. Multiple established software packages offer the calculation of roughness parameters according to ISO 25178. However, these packages lack a specific...
Water-lubricated material is the fundamental ingredient of a water-lubricated bearing (WLB), of which the friction and wear properties directly affect the working performance and service life of a WLB. We designed a micron-scale stripe texture and fa...
This paper elucidates the influence of dimple-microtextured copper substrate on the performance of Sn-0.7Cu solder alloy. A dimple with a diameter of 50 µm was produced by varying the dimple depth using different laser scanning repetitions, whi...
In order to solve the problem of poor stability of hard brittle material in cutting process, a 45° groove micro-textured composite bionic tool was proposed. Under the same cutting parameters and conditions, the temperature rise and cutting force...
The excellent lubrication and load-bearing synergistic modulation of the meshing interface has been well recognized, as the microtextured tooth surface seems to be a punished area in deep-sea gear thermal elastohydrodynamic lubrication (TEHL). This i...
Surface microstructures formed by jet electrolytic processing are widely used in aerospace and biomedical applications, and their unique process has an important role in medical devices. To improve the precision and usability of medical devices proce...
In the context of satisfying sustainability requirements nowadays, dry machining is one of the ideal strategies to eliminate the environmental and human health burdens of machining processes. In addition, micro-textured cutting tools are used to impr...
During the dry machining of 6061 aluminum alloy, cemented carbide tools often suffer from severe wear and built-up edge (BUE) formation, which significantly shortens tool life. Inspired by the non-smooth surface structure of dung beetles, this study...
Pure titanium is a preferred material for medical applications due to its outstanding properties, and the fabrication of its surface microtexture proves to be an effective method for further improving its surface-related functional properties, albeit...
The eligibility of applying the Owens–Wendt approach to determining the free surface energy of liquid-repellent aluminum surfaces, with micro- and nanotextures formed by a femtosecond laser, was considered. This approach has been shown to be ap...
Titanium-grade 9 (Ti-3Al-2.5V) is a lightweight alloy with high strength and corrosion resistance; however, its low thermal conductivity and chemical reactivity make machining challenging, resulting in high cutting temperature, high tool wear, poor s...
The surface properties of alloys can be improved by coating their surfaces and adding a micro-texture. The effect on the surface properties of alloy composite coatings of adding a textured surface has not been addressed in previous studies. In this s...
To address the issues of high cutting temperatures and severe tool wear during titanium alloy machining, this study proposes a hybrid surface modification strategy combining micro-textures and multicomponent titanium nitride (TiN)-based coatings on c...
An unexpected periodic microtexture was observed on the machined surface of a steel workpiece during turning with an ultrasonic tool whose generator had been physically disconnected. This study examined whether cutting contact could passively excite...
Imitating microstructures found in nature—such as lotus leaves and Namib beetles—is revolutionary in the field of surface science. Low-energy surfaces, when combined with different topographies, create different wetting states. Understand...
Eutectic aluminum-silicon alloys present high frictional coefficient and a high wear rate due to the low hardness under sliding friction conditions. In this paper, the eutectic aluminum-silicon alloy was textured firstly by micro-milling operations....
To enhance the sliding tribological performance between PTFE and 40#steel (AISI 1040) under full film lubrication conditions, laser surface texturing (LST) technology was employed to prepare micro-dimples on the contact surfaces of 40# steel discs. T...
This work aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the structural impact of micro-texture on the properties of bearing capacity and friction coefficient through numerical simulation and theoretical calculation. Compared to the traditional opt...
With the changing demands of society, gears, as fundamental components of mechanical devices, are evolving towards higher reliability and longer service life. To address the issue of thermal scuffing at the gear meshing interface, we propose the intr...
The rotating ultrasonic-assisted grinding (RUAG) experiment of the conical grinding wheel generated the intermittent pit-shaped micro-texture on the surface of the workpiece, reducing thermal damage and improving the lubrication characteristics compa...
To meet the demand for energy-efficient and, at the same time, durable, functional components, the improvement of tribological behavior is playing an increasingly important role. One approach to reducing friction in lubricated tribological systems is...
Coated cemented carbide currently represents most of all cutting tool inserts due to its unique combination of wear resistance and toughness. Surface texturing technology can give additional performance to reduce the tool’s wear and energy cons...
This paper applies micro textures to the rake face of PCBN (Polycrystalline Cubic Boron Nitride) tools, including three types of micro textures that are microgroove textures vertical to the cutting edge, microgroove textures parallel to the cutting e...
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