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15 - General Engineering

London South Bank University

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Article title

Crack formation and its prevention in PVD films on epoxy coatings

Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Surface and Coatings Technology
Article number
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Volume number
205
Issue number
1
First page of article
15
ISSN of journal
02578972
Year of publication
2010
URL
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Number of additional authors
2
Additional information

The thinness, relative porosity and poor levelling ability of PVD films adversely affects their wider application in general engineering. This paper shows that a new polymer interlayer can overcome these difficulties and determines the conditions necessary to prevent cracking. This EU-funded research provides a possible cleaner alternative to electroplating for some products and identifies potential applications in automotives, furniture, domestic cookers, hand tools and surgical instruments. Verification: Dr. A. Hovestad, TNO, Netherlands; arjan.hovestad@tno.nl

Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
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Research group
1 - Materials Engineering
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
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Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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