Multiscale materials design of hard coatings for improved fracture resistance and thermal stability 

Yalamanchili, Phani Kumar (Date of defense: 2016-11-09)

Physical vapor deposited hard coatings comprised of cubic (c) transition metal (TM)-Al-N, and (TM)-Si-N are the current work horse materials for a large number of metal cutting and wear resistant applicatíons to light ...