The use of cutting tools in progressively more severe conditions in the metal-mechanics industry and the requirement to increase tool life against friction, wear and high temperature corrosion made of surface treatments ...

Nanotechnology has brought some new challenges such as the development of quality and synthesis processes on nanostructures based on inorganic and organic substances. The development of new materials with organic and ...

Hard coatings are widely used in surface engineering of mechanical components due to their high wear resistance and reduced friction coefficients. Actually, the dry cutting techniques are demanding new materials with ...

The search for materials that can be modified at molecular level has been the subject of several studies worldwide. Thus, the production techniques of thin films stand out due to the possibility of reducing costs and ...

Zirconium nitride (ZrN) nanometric films were deposited onto different substrates, in order to study the surface microstructure and also to investigate the electrochemical behavior to obtain a better composition that ...

The rapid growth of nanotechnology has attracted increasing interest from many researchers for producing econanomaterials, aiming its subsequent application in thematics related to environmental issues. In this context, ...