Chen, Yu-Hsiang (Date of defense: 2018-06-12)
Hard coating 's thermal stability is essential due to the high temperature environment of high-speed cutting applications, while the induced phase and microstructure evolution affects the mechanical ...
Zheng, Yafeng (Date of defense: 2020-12-11)
Cemented carbides, also referred to as hardmetals, are composite materials consisting of brittle refractory carbide phase (generally WC) embedded in a metallic matrix. Such microstructure leads to an ...
Yang, Jing, 1988- (Date of defense: 2016-05-31)
This thesis assesses the influence of substrate surface integrity on different mechanical (flexural strength and contact damage resistance under spherical indentation) and tribological (scratch resistance ...
Cot del Valle, Maria (Date of defense: 2017-11-29)
In this thesis, we study the improvement of the UV protection of polyester textiles by introducing nano or microparticles of TiO2 in the polyester during the extrusion of the yarn. Initially, the ...
Doroudgarian, Newsha (Date of defense: 2016-03-18)
The presented work is a part of the ongoing effort on the development of high performance bio-based composites with enhanced durability, under static and dynamic mechanical loading including the exposure ...
Melk, Latifa (Date of defense: 2016-05-20)
In the last decades there has been growing interest in developing ceramic materials with high fracture toughness (Klc) and strength for structural applications. In the specific case of 3 mol% yttria-doped ...
Khurana, Kanupriya (Date of defense: 2017-11-10)
Bone is among the most transplanted tissues for regeneration of bone defects, caused by trauma, age-related bone loss or bone infections. Due to their similar characteristics to the mineral phase of ...
Buxadera Palomero, Judit (Date of defense: 2017-07-19)
Titanium dental implants are a commonly used solution for the replacement of lost teeth. Even though the success rate is high, the number of infections related to the placement of the implant is still ...
Díez Escudero, Anna (Date of defense: 2017-11-13)
Bone is the most transplanted tissue after blood. As pointed out by the World Health Organization, musculoskeletal diseases can potentially rise as the fourth largest cause of disability within the next ...
Akbarzadeh, Ebrahim (Date of defense: 2016-10-20)
The metal matrix composites (MMC) are widely used in different applications and offer high strength-to-weight ratio. In this thesis, it was developed a novel method to fabricate composite material in ...
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