Due to their unique thermodynamic characteristics, high strength ceramic materials are pervasively used in demanding industrial applications. Characteristically, advanced ceramics display tightly ...

Ceramics are lightweight and hard, but you can’t make jet engines out of them because they’d shatter like dinner plates. So, materials scientists have been trying to mimic natural materials that ...

There are a large number of surface engineering processes which are used in the treatment of metals ranging from deposition of relatively thick coatings (>1mm) by weld overlaying to very thin surface ...

The schematic illustrates the key mechanism for improving the mechanical properties of the carbide ceramic. Initially a single-phase solid solution, the material is doped with nitrogen (N), which is ...

Alumina (Al₂O₃) ceramics represent a crucial category of advanced structural engineering materials due to their excellent physicochemical properties and relatively low cost. However, their broader ...

The class of materials known as ceramic matrix composites, or CMCs, shows considerable promise for providing fracture-toughness values similar to those for metals such as cast iron. Two kinds of ...

Bilayer white graphene combined with a ceramic creates a multifunctional material with high strength and toughness, according to new research. The material may be suitable for construction and ...

The attainment of both strength and toughness is a vital requirement for most structural materials; unfortunately these properties are generally mutually exclusive. Although the quest continues for ...

(Nanowerk News) Currently, bullet-proof vests (soft or flexible composite armor used for body protection) are basically made from high stiffness and toughness, woven or laminated, polymeric fibers ...