Researchers have demonstrated a new bilayer ceramic coating to extend the service life of tools needed in the machining of ...

Typical physical-vapor-deposition (PVD) hard coatings are 20 times thinner than a human hair, yet they can drastically improve performance, boost reliability, and extend service lives of tool and ...

Thermal diffused coatings are super pure, ultradense vanadium carbide that provide exceptional wear resistance and increased performance on metalforming tooling, high-wear machine parts, perishable ...

Many new materials have been developed, but steel remains the principal construction material for automobiles, appliances, and industrial machinery. Because of steel's vulnerability to attack by ...