Instrumented indentation test is a technique that allows obtaining the hardness of small volumes of materials. However, in addition to the hardness, it is of great interest to obtain other elastoplastic properties using ...

The use of natural organic materials in polymer products has attracted great attention in recent years due to economic, environmental and reduction dependence on petroleum based products. In this context, this work aims ...

The milling of ceramic particles in water suspensions in stirred media mills is a high energy process indicated to obtain materiais in submicron and nanometric scales, and is presented as an alternative to chemical processes ...

Porcelain made from bovine bone ashes, known as bone china, is whiter, lighter, stronger and more translucent than ordinary porcelain. The strength of a bone china can reach up to twice the resistance of common porcelain. ...

Traditional methodologies for the synthesis of metallic nanoparticles include the use of toxic chemicals that can have negative impacts on the environment and human health. Thus, a safer alternative to the production of ...