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High Hardness Boron Rich Boron Carbide is Synthesized using CVD

18.05.2020 tribonet 391 Views

Hardness is a material’s resistance to plastic deformation and this property is widely used to rank materials for various engineering applications. Hard materials can be used for cutting, drilling. Hardness frequently correlates with wear resistance […]

High Hardness Boron Rich Boron Carbide is Synthesized using CVD

18.05.2020 391 Views

Hardness is a material’s resistance to plastic deformation and this property is widely used to rank materials for various engineering applications. Hard materials can be used for cutting, drilling. Hardness frequently correlates with wear resistance [...]
Towards a model of hydration-lubricated contact

30.11.2020 419 Views

Have you ever tried to cross a small river by jumping from one emerging stone to another? I always try when I go on a walk! But I feel safer when these mossy/algae covered stones [...]
Tribometer managing autumn leaf problem on railways worldwide

25.02.2019 1,438 Views

Since the 1800s, railway organizations have been struggling with low adhesion on the rail, especially during the Autumn season also known as the “slippery track season”. In Autumn, leaves fall on the rails and when [...]
Tribology in Animal World: Dietary Habits of Lepidosauria Studied via Dental Microwear

07.10.2019 522 Views

Scientists from the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz are studying the tooth enamel surface of lepidosauria. Lepidosauria are reptiles with overlapping scales and include approximately 7150 species of lizards, snakes, tuatara and amphisbaenians (worm lizards). The [...]
Hard, but highly elastic form of carbon developed

14.06.2017 1,362 Views

Washington, DC— A team including several Carnegie scientists has developed a form of ultrastrong, lightweight carbon that is also elastic and electrically conductive. A material with such a unique combination of properties could serve a [...]