Computer Methods and Experimental Measurements for Surface Effects and Contact Mechanics

Contents......Page 12
Section 1: Surface treatments......Page 16
Fatigue strength improvement of Ti alloy with DLC coating......Page 18
Thick tool steel coatings with laser cladding......Page 28
Numerical modeling of surface treatment by laser beam......Page 38
Microstructural and tribological observations in metallic glass forming alloy layers produced by high-power lasers......Page 48
Hydrogen permeation behavior in polycrystalline nickel implanted with various elements......Page 58
Effect of carburizing on fatigue behaviour in a type 316 austenitic stainless steel......Page 68
Section 2: Thin coatings......Page 78
Microstructural evolution of TiC/a-C nanocomposite coatings with pulsed magnetron sputtering......Page 80
Ionic migration behavior in minute wiring on flexible substrate......Page 90
Multilayer contacts in electrical connectors: experimental results and modelling......Page 104
Section 3: Surface problems in contact mechanics......Page 114
Contact problems between optical lenses and shrink fitter for a new type of laser microscope with a wide field of view......Page 116
C-sphere strength as an indicator of rolling contact performance of silicon nitride......Page 126
Section 4: Contact mechanics......Page 138
Numerical analysis of the physical phenomena in the working zone in the rolling process of the round thread......Page 140
Optimal shape of fibers in composite structure using Inverse variational principles......Page 150
Analytical solution of adhesion contact for a rigid sinusoidal surface on a semi-infinite elastic body......Page 160
Investigation of the temperature behaviour of sliding rubber materials......Page 170
Progress on experimental and finite element studies of obliqueelastic impact......Page 180
Explosive pitting of 1018 steel witness plates......Page 190
Numerical analysis of the influence of abrasive grain geometry and cutting angle on states of strain and stress in the surface layer of object......Page 198
Efficient modelling of contact interfaces of joints in built-up structures......Page 210
Domain decomposition based contact solver......Page 222
Dimensional reduction for fast simulations of contact problems......Page 232
Determination of potential function in contact problems......Page 242
Inverse problems of plane elasticity for the determination of contact stresses......Page 252
Contact problems in geomechanics focused on bumps occurrence......Page 262
Section 5: Material surfaces in contact......Page 272
In situ measurement of contact area in coated surfaces......Page 274
Wear assessment of tin and tin alloy coatings......Page 286
Section 6: Fracture and fatigue......Page 296
Features of fretting fatigue strength/life and its mechanical considerations......Page 298
Near surface modification affected by hydrogen/metal interaction......Page 308
Nanoscratch evaluation of adhesive strength of Cu/PI films......Page 318
Section 7: New applications......Page 328
Parametric simulation of SiC Schottky JBS structures......Page 330
Expansion of capillary force range by probe-tip curvature......Page 340
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Y......Page 351