Anti-Abrasive Nanocoatings

Table of Contents

• List of figures
• List of tables
• About the editor
• About the contributors
• Preface
• Part One
  • 1. Wear, friction and prevention of tribo-surfaces by coatings/nanocoatings
    • 1.1 Introduction
    • 1.2 Friction of materials
    • 1.3 Wear in metals, alloys and composites
    • 1.4 Materials and their selection for wear and friction applications
    • 1.5 Coatings/nanocoatings and surface treatments
    • 1.6 Conclusion
    • Acknowledgements
    • References
  • 2. An investigation into the tribological property of coatings on micro- and nanoscale
    • 2.1 Drivers of studying the origin of tribology behavior
    • 2.2 Contact at nanometer scale
    • 2.3 Atomic friction with zero separation
    • 2.4 Scratching wear at atomic scale
    • 2.5 Conclusion
    • References
  • 3. Stress on anti-abrasive performance of sol-gel derived nanocoatings
    • 3.1 Classical curvature stress for thin films on plate substrates
    • 3.2 Thermal stress of thin films
    • 3.3 Why do drying films crack?
    • 3.4 Cracks by stress come from constraint of shrinkage by the substrate
    • 3.5 Rapid sol-gel fabrication to confront tensile trailing cracks
    • 3.6 Anti-abrasive SiO2 film in application: self-assembling covalently bonded nanocoating
    • 3.7 Abrasive test
    • 3.8 Anti-abrasive performance of sol-gel nanocoatings
    • 3.9 Conclusion
    • Acknowledgments
    • References
  • 4. Self-cleaning glass
    • 4.1 Introduction
    • 4.2 History of glass
    • 4.3 Self-cleaning glass
    • 4.4 Hydrophilic coating
    • 4.5 Anti-reflective coating
    • 4.6 Porous materials
    • 4.7 Photocatalytic activity of TiO2
    • 4.8 Hydrophobic coatings
    • 4.9 Fabrication of self-cleaning glass
    • 4.10 Application of self-cleaning glasses
    • Acknowledgements
    • References
  • 5. Sol-gel nanocomposite hard coatings
    • 5.1 Introduction
    • 5.2 Sol-gel nanocomposite hard coatings
    • 5.3 Mechanical property studies of sol-gel hard coatings on various substrates
    • 5.4 Possible applications of hard coatings
    • 5.5 Summary
    • Acknowledgments
    • References
  • 6. Process considerations for nanostructured coatings
    • 6.1 Overview
    • 6.2 Anti-reflection coatings
    • 6.3 Fluidized bed method
    • 6.4 Electroplating
    • 6.5 Nanografting
    • 6.6 Plasma spray coating
    • 6.7 Nanostructuring in thin films
    • 6.8 Electrochemical deposition
    • 6.9 Anti-corrosion coating
    • 6.10 Infrared transparent electromagnetic shielding
    • 6.11 Underlying science self-assembly
    • 6.12 Conclusions
    • References
• Part Two
  • 7. Nanostructured electroless nickel-boron coatings for wear resistance
    • 7.1 Introduction
    • 7.2 Synthesis of electroless nickel-boron coatings
    • 7.3 Morphology and structure of electroless nickel-boron coatings
    • 7.4 Mechanical and wear properties of nanocrystalline electroless nickel-boron coatings
    • 7.5 Corrosion resistance
    • 7.6 Conclusion
    • References
  • 8. Wear resistance of nanocomposite coatings
    • 8.1 Introduction
    • 8.2 Materials and methods
    • 8.3 Results and discussion
    • 8.4 Conclusions
    • Acknowledgments
    • References
  • 9. Machining medical grade titanium alloys using nonabrasive nanolayered cutting tools
    • 9.1 Metallurgical Aspects
    • 9.2 Machining of titanium alloys
    • 9.3 Machining with coated cutting tools: a case study
    • 9.4 Conclusions
    • Acknowledgments
    • References
  • 10. Functional nanostructured coatings via layer-by-layer self-assembly
    • 10.1 Introduction
    • 10.2 LbL process
    • 10.3 LbL-deposited nanostructured coatings with different functions
    • 10.4 Conclusions
    • Acknowledgment
    • References
  • 11. Theoretical study on an influence of fabrication parameters on the quality of smart nanomaterials
    • 11.1 Introduction
    • 11.2 Literature survey on VO2
    • 11.3 Synthesis techniques description
    • 11.4 Conclusion
    • References
  • 12. Formation of dense nanostructured coatings by microarc oxidation method
    • 12.1 Introduction
    • 12.2 Phenomena of MAO-coating formation
    • 12.3 Voltage-current characteristics
    • 12.4 Discussion about growth mechanism of MAO coating
    • 12.5 Model of fractal growth of the dense wear-resistant layer
    • 12.6 Macro- and microstructure of MAO coatings
    • 12.7 Wear-resistant properties
    • 12.8 Conclusion
    • References
  • 13. Current trends in molecular functional monolayers
    • 13.1 Introduction
    • 13.2 Steps for self-assembly
    • 13.3 Mechanism
    • 13.4 Characterization of SAMs
    • 13.5 Use of SAMs for various applications
    • 13.6 Self-assembled monolayers on gold substrates
    • 13.7 Si-C monolayer formation and C-C bonding
    • 13.8 Supramolecular assembly on surface-host-guest interactions and other non-covalent bonding
    • 13.9 Self-assembled monolayers on other surfaces such as titania nanotubes
    • 13.10 Chemical and electrical biosensors
    • 13.11 Quality improvement
    • 13.12 Conclusions
    • References
  • 14. Surface engineered nanostructures on metallic biomedical materials for anti-abrasion
    • 14.1 Introduction
    • 14.2 Surface technologies on metallic biomedical materials for anti-abrasion
    • 14.3 Future prospects
    • References
  • 15. Theoretical modeling of friction and wear processes at atomic level
    • 15.1 Introduction
    • 15.2 MD method
    • 15.3 Quantum chemistry methods
    • 15.4 Basic types of problems
    • 15.5 Lubrication and one-electron transfers
    • 15.6 Conclusion
    • References
  • 16. Mechanical characterization of thin films by depth-sensing indentation
    • 16.1 Introduction
    • 16.2 Hardness
    • 16.3 Young's modulus
    • 16.4 Conclusion
    • Acknowledgements
    • References
• Part Three
  • 17. Advanced bulk and thin film materials for harsh environment MEMS applications
    • 17.1 Introduction
    • 17.2 Piezoelectric substrates
    • 17.3 Non-piezoelectric substrates
    • 17.4 Thin piezoelectric films
    • 17.5 Metal electrodes
    • 17.6 Conclusion
    • References
  • 18. Plasma-assisted techniques for growing hard nanostructured coatings: An overview
    • 18.1 Introduction
    • 18.2 Hard nanocoatings: from history to designs and properties
    • 18.3 Main plasma-based techniques for synthesis of hard nanocoatings
    • 18.4 Conclusion
    • Acknowledgments
    • References
  • 19. Thermal spray nanostructured ceramic and metal-matrix composite coatings
    • 19.1 Introduction
    • 19.2 Nanostructured feedstock
    • 19.3 Nanostructured coatings
    • 19.4 Proven applications
    • 19.5 Possible future applications
    • 19.6 Summary
    • Acknowledgements
    • References
  • 20. Thermally sprayed nanostructured coatings for anti-wear and TBC applications: State-of-the-art and future perspectives
    • 20.1 Introduction
    • 20.2 Thermal spraying processes
    • 20.3 Typical nanostructured coatings for technological applications
    • 20.4 Conclusion
    • References
  • 21. Hard thin films: Applications and challenges
    • 21.1 Introduction
    • 21.2 Characterization of thin films
    • 21.3 Challenges
    • 21.4 Summary
    • References
• Index

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