Anti-Abrasive Nanocoatings

<ul> <li>List of figures</li> <li>List of tables</li> <li>About the editor</li> <li>About the contributors</li> <li>Preface</li> <li>Part One <ul> <li>1. Wear, friction and prevention of tribo-surfaces by coatings/nanocoatings <ul> <li>1.1 Introduction</li> <li>1.2 Friction of materials</li> <li>1.3 Wear in metals, alloys and composites</li> <li>1.4 Materials and their selection for wear and friction applications</li> <li>1.5 Coatings/nanocoatings and surface treatments</li> <li>1.6 Conclusion</li> <li>Acknowledgements</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>2. An investigation into the tribological property of coatings on micro- and nanoscale <ul> <li>2.1 Drivers of studying the origin of tribology behavior</li> <li>2.2 Contact at nanometer scale</li> <li>2.3 Atomic friction with zero separation</li> <li>2.4 Scratching wear at atomic scale</li> <li>2.5 Conclusion</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>3. Stress on anti-abrasive performance of sol-gel derived nanocoatings <ul> <li>3.1 Classical curvature stress for thin films on plate substrates</li> <li>3.2 Thermal stress of thin films</li> <li>3.3 Why do drying films crack?</li> <li>3.4 Cracks by stress come from constraint of shrinkage by the substrate</li> <li>3.5 Rapid sol-gel fabrication to confront tensile trailing cracks</li> <li>3.6 Anti-abrasive SiO₂ film in application: self-assembling covalently bonded nanocoating</li> <li>3.7 Abrasive test</li> <li>3.8 Anti-abrasive performance of sol-gel nanocoatings</li> <li>3.9 Conclusion</li> <li>Acknowledgments</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>4. Self-cleaning glass <ul> <li>4.1 Introduction</li> <li>4.2 History of glass</li> <li>4.3 Self-cleaning glass</li> <li>4.4 Hydrophilic coating</li> <li>4.5 Anti-reflective coating</li> <li>4.6 Porous materials</li> <li>4.7 Photocatalytic activity of TiO₂</li> <li>4.8 Hydrophobic coatings</li> <li>4.9 Fabrication of self-cleaning glass</li> <li>4.10 Application of self-cleaning glasses</li> <li>Acknowledgements</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>5. Sol-gel nanocomposite hard coatings <ul> <li>5.1 Introduction</li> <li>5.2 Sol-gel nanocomposite hard coatings</li> <li>5.3 Mechanical property studies of sol-gel hard coatings on various substrates</li> <li>5.4 Possible applications of hard coatings</li> <li>5.5 Summary</li> <li>Acknowledgments</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>6. Process considerations for nanostructured coatings <ul> <li>6.1 Overview</li> <li>6.2 Anti-reflection coatings</li> <li>6.3 Fluidized bed method</li> <li>6.4 Electroplating</li> <li>6.5 Nanografting</li> <li>6.6 Plasma spray coating</li> <li>6.7 Nanostructuring in thin films</li> <li>6.8 Electrochemical deposition</li> <li>6.9 Anti-corrosion coating</li> <li>6.10 Infrared transparent electromagnetic shielding</li> <li>6.11 Underlying science – self-assembly</li> <li>6.12 Conclusions</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> </ul></li> <li>Part Two <ul> <li>7. Nanostructured electroless nickel-boron coatings for wear resistance <ul> <li>7.1 Introduction</li> <li>7.2 Synthesis of electroless nickel-boron coatings</li> <li>7.3 Morphology and structure of electroless nickel-boron coatings</li> <li>7.4 Mechanical and wear properties of nanocrystalline electroless nickel-boron coatings</li> <li>7.5 Corrosion resistance</li> <li>7.6 Conclusion</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>8. Wear resistance of nanocomposite coatings <ul> <li>8.1 Introduction</li> <li>8.2 Materials and methods</li> <li>8.3 Results and discussion</li> <li>8.4 Conclusions</li> <li>Acknowledgments</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>9. Machining medical grade titanium alloys using nonabrasive nanolayered cutting tools <ul> <li>9.1 Metallurgical Aspects</li> <li>9.2 Machining of titanium alloys</li> <li>9.3 Machining with coated cutting tools: a case study</li> <li>9.4 Conclusions</li> <li>Acknowledgments</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>10. Functional nanostructured coatings via layer-by-layer self-assembly <ul> <li>10.1 Introduction</li> <li>10.2 LbL process</li> <li>10.3 LbL-deposited nanostructured coatings with different functions</li> <li>10.4 Conclusions</li> <li>Acknowledgment</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>11. Theoretical study on an influence of fabrication parameters on the quality of smart nanomaterials <ul> <li>11.1 Introduction</li> <li>11.2 Literature survey on VO₂</li> <li>11.3 Synthesis techniques description</li> <li>11.4 Conclusion</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>12. Formation of dense nanostructured coatings by microarc oxidation method <ul> <li>12.1 Introduction</li> <li>12.2 Phenomena of MAO-coating formation</li> <li>12.3 Voltage–current characteristics</li> <li>12.4 Discussion about growth mechanism of MAO coating</li> <li>12.5 Model of fractal growth of the dense wear-resistant layer</li> <li>12.6 Macro- and microstructure of MAO coatings</li> <li>12.7 Wear-resistant properties</li> <li>12.8 Conclusion</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>13. Current trends in molecular functional monolayers <ul> <li>13.1 Introduction</li> <li>13.2 Steps for self-assembly</li> <li>13.3 Mechanism</li> <li>13.4 Characterization of SAMs</li> <li>13.5 Use of SAMs for various applications</li> <li>13.6 Self-assembled monolayers on gold substrates</li> <li>13.7 Si-C monolayer formation and C-C bonding</li> <li>13.8 Supramolecular assembly on surface–host-guest interactions and other non-covalent bonding</li> <li>13.9 Self-assembled monolayers on other surfaces such as titania nanotubes</li> <li>13.10 Chemical and electrical biosensors</li> <li>13.11 Quality improvement</li> <li>13.12 Conclusions</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>14. Surface engineered nanostructures on metallic biomedical materials for anti-abrasion <ul> <li>14.1 Introduction</li> <li>14.2 Surface technologies on metallic biomedical materials for anti-abrasion</li> <li>14.3 Future prospects</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>15. Theoretical modeling of friction and wear processes at atomic level <ul> <li>15.1 Introduction</li> <li>15.2 MD method</li> <li>15.3 Quantum chemistry methods</li> <li>15.4 Basic types of problems</li> <li>15.5 Lubrication and one-electron transfers</li> <li>15.6 Conclusion</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>16. Mechanical characterization of thin films by depth-sensing indentation <ul> <li>16.1 Introduction</li> <li>16.2 Hardness</li> <li>16.3 Young’s modulus</li> <li>16.4 Conclusion</li> <li>Acknowledgements</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> </ul></li> <li>Part Three <ul> <li>17. Advanced bulk and thin film materials for harsh environment MEMS applications <ul> <li>17.1 Introduction</li> <li>17.2 Piezoelectric substrates</li> <li>17.3 Non-piezoelectric substrates</li> <li>17.4 Thin piezoelectric films</li> <li>17.5 Metal electrodes</li> <li>17.6 Conclusion</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>18. Plasma-assisted techniques for growing hard nanostructured coatings: An overview <ul> <li>18.1 Introduction</li> <li>18.2 Hard nanocoatings: from history to designs and properties</li> <li>18.3 Main plasma-based techniques for synthesis of hard nanocoatings</li> <li>18.4 Conclusion</li> <li>Acknowledgments</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>19. Thermal spray nanostructured ceramic and metal-matrix composite coatings <ul> <li>19.1 Introduction</li> <li>19.2 Nanostructured feedstock</li> <li>19.3 Nanostructured coatings</li> <li>19.4 Proven applications</li> <li>19.5 Possible future applications</li> <li>19.6 Summary</li> <li>Acknowledgements</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>20. Thermally sprayed nanostructured coatings for anti-wear and TBC applications: State-of-the-art and future perspectives <ul> <li>20.1 Introduction</li> <li>20.2 Thermal spraying processes</li> <li>20.3 Typical nanostructured coatings for technological applications</li> <li>20.4 Conclusion</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>21. Hard thin films: Applications and challenges <ul> <li>21.1 Introduction</li> <li>21.2 Characterization of thin films</li> <li>21.3 Challenges</li> <li>21.4 Summary</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> </ul></li> <li>Index</li></ul>