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Micro-mechanics of 3D architectured metals synthesized by electrodeposition

Cellular metallic materials have emerged as a new promising class of materials due to their lightweight porous structures and advanced multi-functional properties. Originally limited to random metallic foams, modern lithography techniques have enabled the ...

EPFL2018

Polymer derived silicon oxycarbide ceramic monoliths: Microstructure development and associated materials properties

Demetri Psaltis, Eirini Kakkava, Nicola Casati, Giulia Panusa

Polymer derived SiOC and SiCN ceramics (PDCs) are interesting candidates for additive manufacturing techniques to develop micro sized ceramics with the highest precision. PDCs are obtained by the pyrolysis of crosslinked polymer precursors at elevated temp ...

ELSEVIER SCI LTD2018

Probing the micromechanical strength of oxide ceramic composite reinforcements

Václav Pejchal

This work shows how one can probe the micromechanical strength of ceramic reinforcements used in metal matrix composites, which greatly influences the mechanical performance of the composite material yet has seldom been quantified with precision. More spec ...

EPFL2017

Self-Replenishing, Wear-Resistant and Anti-Sticking Surfaces Based on Liquid Impregnation of Microstructured Mesoporous α-AI₂O₃ [Alpha Alumina] Matrices

Sriharitha Rowthu

Fabrication of wear-resistant omniphobic surfaces is a persistent scientific challenge and essential for various applications such as in paint industries, fluid transport, antifouling, reduction of friction drag on ship hulls, and stain resistant textiles. ...

EPFL2016

Reactive friction stir processing of AA 5052-TiO2 nanocomposite: process-microstructure-mechanical characteristics

Friction stir processing (FSP) is a solid state route with a capacity of preparing fine grained nanocomposites from metal sheets. In this work, we employed this process to finely distribute TiO2 nanoparticles throughout an Al-Mg alloy, aiming to enhance me ...

Maney Publishing2015

The local strength of microscopic alumina reinforcements

Andreas Mortensen, Marco Cantoni, Goran Zagar, Andreas Rossoll, Martin Guillermo Mueller, Václav Pejchal

We measure, using an adaptation of a method designed for ceramic ball bearings, the local strength of a brittle second phase that serves to reinforce a metal. The method uses focused ion beam milling and a nanoindentation device, and is free of artifacts c ...

Elsevier2015

On the micrometre precise mould filling of liquid polymer derived ceramic precursor for 300-µm-thick high aspect ratio ceramic MEMS

Jürgen Brugger, Rosario Maurizio Gullo, Jonas Grossenbacher

This paper describes a novel and scalable method for the fabrication of polymer derived ceramics (PDC) structures with high aspect ratio and micrometre scale features. Elastomeric micro-moulds composed of a filling pot are used to deliver via sacrificial m ...

Elsevier2015

High Temperature Behavior of Nano-Structured Ceramic Composites Studied by Mechanical Spectroscopy

Mehdi Mazaheri

Silicon nitride based ceramics (SiAlONs); tetragonal polycrystalline zirconia (3Y‐TZP); alumina and their composites reinforced with different amount of multi‐ walled carbon‐nanotubes (CNTs) have been processed by Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS). High tempera ...

EPFL2013

Atomistic Modeling of Processing Issues for Transparent Polycrystalline Alumina

Abhishek Tewari

Transparent polycrystalline alumina has many possible promising areas of application from jewelry and the watch industry to wave guides, energy economical lamp envelopes, and optical windows. Ultrahigh density, submicron sized grains and/or oriented micros ...

EPFL2013

Processing and Mechanical Properties of Alumina Reinforced Copper-Aluminum Composites

Carmen Krüger

Copper-based composites reinforced with alumina particles are produced by two different pro- cesses, namely gas pressure driven infiltration of a porous alumina preform and a two-step in-situ process developed in the course of this work. The resulting comp ...

EPFL2012