Wear — For other uses, see Wear (disambiguation). v · d · e Materials failure modes … Wikipedia
Chemical vapor deposition of diamond — Colorless gem cut from diamond grown by chemical vapor deposition Chemical vapor deposition of diamond or CVD is a method of producing synthetic diamond by creating the circumstances necessary for carbon atoms in a gas to settle on a substrate in … Wikipedia
steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying … Universalium
textile — /teks tuyl, til/, n. 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile. adj. 3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. 4 … Universalium
Ceramic matrix composite — Fracture surface of a fiber reinforced ceramic composed of SiC fibers and SiC matrix. The fiber pull out mechanism shown is the key to CMC properties … Wikipedia
industrial polymers, major — Introduction chemical compounds used in the manufacture of synthetic industrial materials. In the commercial production of plastics, elastomers, man made fibres, adhesives, and surface coatings, a tremendous variety of polymers are… … Universalium
chromium processing — Introduction preparation of the ore for use in various products. Chromium (Cr) is a brilliant, hard, refractory metal that melts at 1,857° C (3,375° F) and boils at 2,672° C (4,842° F). In the pure state, it is resistant to ordinary… … Universalium
Diamond-like carbon — A ta C thin film on silicon (15 mm diameter) exhibiting regions of 40 nm and 80 nm thickness … Wikipedia
Silicon nitride — Preferred IUPAC name Silicon nitride … Wikipedia
Bluing (steel) — Bluing is a passivation process in which steel is partially protected against rust, and is named after the blue black appearance of the resulting protective finish. True gun bluing is an electrochemical conversion coating resulting from an… … Wikipedia
elastomer — elastomeric /i las teuh mer ik/, adj. /i las teuh meuhr/, n. Chem. an elastic substance occurring naturally, as natural rubber, or produced synthetically, as butyl rubber or neoprene. [1935 40; ELAST(IC) + O + Gk méros a part] * * * ▪ chemical… … Universalium