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      Comparative tribology studies of hard ceramic and composite metal-DLC coatings in sliding friction conditions 

      Voevodin, A. A.; Rebholz, Claus; Matthews, A. (1995)
      The design of anti-friction coatings able to perform well in different wear conditions without lubricants requires a combination of adequate hardness and toughness, good adhesion, a low friction coefficient and a low wear ...
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      Femtosecond dynamics in single wall carbon nanotube/poly(3-hexylthiophene) composites 

      Lioudakis, Emmanouil E.; Othonos, Andreas S.; Alexandrou, Ioannis (2008)
      Femtosecond transient absorption measurements on single wall carbon nanotube/poly(3-hexylthiophene) composites are used to investigate the relaxation dynamics of this blended material. The influence of the addition of ...
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      Processing of semi-solid materials using a shear-thickening Bingham fluid model 

      Ahmed, Alauddin; Alexandrou, Andreas N. (Publ by ASME, 1994)
      Recently the importance of processing metals and metal matrix composites in semi-solid state is growing rapidly. Performing the shape making operations in the semi-solid state provides a better opportunity to control the ...
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      Structural Characterization and Thermoelectric Properties of Hot-Pressed CoSi Nanocomposites 

      Ioannou, M.; Symeou, E.; Giapintzakis, John; Kyratsi, Theodora (2014)
      Fabrication of nanocomposites by introduction of SiO2 metal oxide nanoparticles into a cobalt silicide thermoelectric matrix is studied. The CoSi matrix material was prepared through solid-state synthesis, and the nano-SiO2 ...
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      Two-phase model for processing materials in semisolid state 

      Alexandrou, Andreas N.; Burgos, Gilmer R.; Entov, Vladimir (Affiliation: Worcester Polytechnic Inst, Worcester, United StatesCorrespondence Address: Alexandrou, Andreas N.Worcester Polytechnic Inst, Worcester, United States, 1998)
      The importance of processing of metal and metal matrix composites in semisolid state is increasing quite rapidly due to the distinct advantages it offers over similar methods of near-net-shape making. In this investigation ...