Scratch test for coating/substrate systems - A literature review

Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-174

  Li, J ^a   Beres, W ^b  

^a Toth Information Systems Inc   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; COATINGS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; SUBSTRATES; TRIBOLOGY;

ADHESION MEASUREMENTS; SCRATCH TEST; SUBSTRATE SYSTEMS;

DIAMONDS;

EID: 34248215255     PISSN: 00084433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/cmq.2007.46.2.155     Document Type: Review

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