CH-4
- Hard single-and multi-layer, graded and nanocomposite thin films and coatings
- Surface treatments for friction and mechanical improvement
- Adaptive self lubricating coatings
- Interfaces and interphases
- Hardness, toughness, friction, wear and thermal characterisation
- Friction and wear mapping
- Nanoindentation and small-scale plasticity
- Nano- and microtribology of nanostructured and amorphous films
- Machining, cutting and forming tools applications
- Hard coating applications in microelectronics, magnetic recording and optical devices, computer disk drives, inkjet printing, precision instruments, medical devices and implants, automotive, aerospace, industry, agriculture etc.
- In-situ diagnostics, multiscale modelling and novel design and testing strategies
- Lifetime and reliability issues