Ion implantation, AlCrSiN, PVD coatings, residual stresses, hardmetals
Alternative hard materials, Metal-ceramic wettability, Contact-angle tests, Liquid Phase Sintering, High-temperature sintering, Powder Metallurgy.
Ceramic-metal composites, Finite element analysis, Micromechanical modelling, WC-Co cemented carbides
Alternative hard materials, Corrosion resistance, Massive nanoindentation, Cr alloys, Microstructure characterisation
Cemented carbides, Electrochemical corrosion, Corrosion behaviour, hardness
WC-Co hardmetal, grinding, high-temperature nanoindentation, compressive residual stresses, advanced characterization techniques
Ion implantation, AlCrSiN coatings, contact mechanics, nanoindentation, Scratch, cemented carbides
Cemented carbides, WC-Co, Carbide skeleton, Hot deformation, High temperature properties, Plasticity.