Technical ceramics are utilized in a variety of products and also for coatings of components that have to be highly wear- or temperature-resistant. They are also used in non-conductive or ...

Heat treatment is an essential technique for influencing workpiece characteristics. Several industries focus on reliable part design to avoid breaking parts, e.g. by decreasing material weight and ...

IN NATURE of Jan. 23, 1926 (vol. 117, p. 117), I gave a description of a method of determining Hardness, in which a cone of the material to be tested was pressed against a hard surface (sapphire), and ...