Browsing by Author "Demas, N. G."

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      Deposition and nanotribological characterization of Sub-100-nm thick protective Ti-based coatings for miniature applications 

      Polychronopoulou, K.; Lee, J.; Tsotsos, C.; Demas, N. G.; Meschewski, R. L.; Rebholz, Claus; Polycarpou, A. A. (2011)
      Ti-based protective thin films with thicknesses below 100 nm, intended for miniature applications were deposited using physical vapor deposition magnetron sputtering. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy, ...
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      Effect of Cu content on the tribological performance of Cr-N coatings at high temperatures (840°C) 

      Polychronopoulou, K.; Rebholz, Claus; Demas, N. G.; Polycarpou, A. A.; Gibson, P. N. (Affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Eng., University of Cyprus, Nicosia, CyprusAffiliation: Department of Mechanical Science and Eng., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United StatesAffiliation: Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Joint Res. Centre of the European Commission, Ispra (VA), ItalyCorrespondence Address: Polychronopoulou, K.Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Eng., University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2010)
      Cr-N and Cu-Cr-N coatings with Cu content between 3-65 at.%, Cu/Cr ratios in the 0.04-4.5 range and 21-27 at.% N, synthesized by twin e-beam Physical Vapor Deposition (EBPVD) at 450°C, were investigated. Using X-ray ...
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      Mechanical and high pressure tribological properties of nanocrystalline Ti(N,C) and amorphous C:H nanocomposite coatings 

      Tsotsos, C.; Polychronopoulou, K.; Demas, N. G.; Constantinides, G.; Gravani, S.; Böbel, K.; Baker, M. A.; Polycarpou, A. A.; Rebholz, Claus (2010)
      This paper reports on the mechanical and high pressure tribological properties of nanocrystalline (nc-) Ti(N,C)/amorphous (a-) C:H deposited, using low temperature (∼200°C) DC reactive magnetron sputtering. The mechanical ...
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      Microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of reactive magnetron sputtered titanium carbide coatings 

      Polychronopoulou, K.; Rebholz, Claus; Theodorou, L.; Böbel, K.; Demas, N. G.; Polycarpou, A. A. (Affiliation: Dept. of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, 1678, Nicosia, CyprusAffiliation: Dept. PA-ATM01/SGP21, Engineering Process Technology, Robert Bosch GmbH, Postfach 300220, 70442 Stuttgart, GermanyAffiliation: Dept. of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United StatesCorrespondence Address: Polycarpou, A. A.Dept. PA-ATM01/SGP21, Engineering Process Technology, Robert Bosch GmbH, Postfach 300220, 70442 Stuttgart, Germanyemail: polycarp@uiuc.edu, 2008)
      This study describes the correlation between the microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of Ti 1-xCx coatings (with x being in the range of 0-0.5), deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering from a Ti target ...
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      Nanostructure, mechanical and tribological properties of reactive magnetron sputtered TiCx coatings 

      Polychronopoulou, K.; Rebholz, Claus; Baker, M. A.; Theodorou, L.; Demas, N. G.; Hinder, S. J.; Polycarpou, A. A.; Doumanidis, C. C.; Böbel, K. (2008)
      This study describes the correlation between microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of TiCx coatings (with x being in the range of 0–1.4), deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering from a Ti target in ...
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      Nanostructure, mechanical and tribological properties of reactive magnetron sputtered TiCx coatings 

      Polychronopoulou, K.; Rebholz, Claus; Baker, M. A.; Theodorou, L.; Demas, N. G.; Hinder, S. J.; Polycarpou, A. A.; Doumanidis, C. C.; Böbel, K. (2008)
      This study describes the correlation between microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of TiCx coatings (with x being in the range of 0-1.4), deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering from a Ti target in ...
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      Tribological behavior of CrN and Al-Cr-N coatings 

      Demas, N. G.; Polycarpou, A. A.; Polychronopoulou, K.; Rebholz, Claus (Affiliation: Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United StatesAffiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, 1678, Nicosia, CyprusCorrespondence Address: Demas, N. G.Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States, 2009)
      The tribological behavior of CrN and Al-Cr-N coatings prepared by twin electron-beam evaporation at 450°C was investigated. The composition, structure, mechanical and tribological properties of the coatings were determined ...
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      Tribological properties of twin electron-beam evaporated Cr-N and Al-Cr-N coatings under laboratory sliding and drill experiments 

      Polychronopoulou, K.; Demas, N. G.; Rebholz, Claus; Polycarpou, A. A. (2008)
      The tribological behavior of substoichiometric Cr-N and Al-Cr-N coatings prepared by twin electron-beam evaporation at 450°C was studied. Al-Cr-N coatings with Al to Cr ratios in the range of 1-8 (and nitrogen concentrations ...