1. Special Issue Focus: Surface Engineering

   • M. K. Banerjee

   Guest Editorial 03 June 2021 Pages: 3911 - 3911

   

2. Effect of Peak Power in Deep Oscillation Magnetron Sputtering on Film Properties

   • Fábio Ferreira
   • Albano Cavaleiro
   • João Oliveira

   OriginalPaper 16 February 2021 Pages: 3912 - 3924

   

3. Effect of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes on Improvement of Fracture Toughness of Spark-Plasma-Sintered Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Nanocomposites

   • T. Arunkumar
   • G. Anand
   • Jaya Jeevahan

   OriginalPaper Open access 22 February 2021 Pages: 3925 - 3933

   

4. Structure, Morphology, Thermal Stability and Oxidation Resistance of Multilayered TiSiN/VN Films: Influence of TiSiN-Layer Thickness

   • A. Al-Rjoub
   • A. Cavaleiro
   • F. Fernandes

   OriginalPaper 01 March 2021 Pages: 3934 - 3941

   

5. Parametric Analysis for Erosion Wear of Waste Marble Dust-Filled Polyester Using Response Surface Method and Neural Networks

   • Sandip Kumar Nayak
   • Alok Satapathy
   • Sisir Mantry

   OriginalPaper 08 March 2021 Pages: 3942 - 3954

   

6. Micro-abrasion/Corrosion Behavior of Pack-Borided AISI 316L Steel and ASTM F1537 CoCrMo Alloy in Ceramic-on-Ceramic Couplings

   • Cesar David Resendiz-Calderon
   • Leonardo Israel Farfan-Cabrera
   • Ezequiel Alberto Gallardo-Hernandez

   OriginalPaper 24 March 2021 Pages: 3955 - 3967

   

7. Surface Free Energy and Bacterial Attachment on Microtextured Ti6Al4V Alloy

   • Ankit Jain
   • Nisha Kumari
   • Vivek Bajpai

   OriginalPaper 24 March 2021 Pages: 3968 - 3975

   

8. Effect of Graphite Particulates on Sliding Wear Performance of Hybrid AA2024 Alloy Composites

   • Sourabh Bhaskar
   • Mukesh Kumar

   OriginalPaper 19 April 2021 Pages: 3976 - 3989

   

9. Failure of Solid Lubricant W-S-C Coatings under Boundary Lubrication Conditions

   • K. Simonovic
   • T. J. Harvey
   • T. Polcar

   OriginalPaper 13 April 2021 Pages: 3990 - 3999

   

10. Ultrafast Laser-Induced Periodic Structuring of Titanium Alloy (Ti-6Al-4V)

    • M. Dileep
    • Ravi Bathe
    • Jyotsna Dutta Majumdar

    OriginalPaper 26 May 2021 Pages: 4000 - 4011

    

11. Analysis of Dry Sliding Wear Behavior of Polyester Filled with Walnut Shell Powder Using Response Surface Method and Neural Networks

    • Priyabrat Pradhan
    • Alok Satapathy

    OriginalPaper 28 April 2021 Pages: 4012 - 4029

    

12. Wear and Corrosion Behavior of Aluminate- and Phosphate-Based Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation Coatings with Polytetrafluoroethylene Nanoparticles on AZ80 Mg Alloy

    • Ebrahim Mortezanejad
    • Masoud Atapour
    • Amin Hakimizad

    OriginalPaper 20 May 2021 Pages: 4030 - 4044

    

13. Thermoelectric Performance of Ge-Doped Mg₂Si_0.35Sn_0.65 Thin Films

    • Mahsasadat Safavi
    • Nicolas Martin
    • Mohammad Arab Pour Yazdi

    OriginalPaper 14 May 2021 Pages: 4045 - 4052

    

14. Potential of White Ark Shell Powder in Automotive Brake Friction Composites

    • Vishal Ahlawat
    • Ujjawal Yadav
    • Tej Singh

    OriginalPaper 18 May 2021 Pages: 4053 - 4062

    

15. AlTiTaZr(-N) Medium-Entropy Films Deposited by Magnetron Sputtering with a Combinatorial Approach

    • Mohamed El Garah
    • Sofiane Achache
    • Frederic Sanchette

    OriginalPaper 01 June 2021 Pages: 4063 - 4071

    

16. Development and Characterization of High Emittance and Low-Thickness Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation Coating on Ti6Al4V for Spacecraft Application

    • Deyyala Madhuri
    • Rahul Ghosh
    • A. Rajendra

    OriginalPaper 20 May 2021 Pages: 4072 - 4082

    

17. Development of Nanocomposite Coating by Hybrid Gas Condensation Process and Magnetron Sputtering Equipment: Electrochemical Characteristics and Surface Analysis

    • S. A. Salehizadeh
    • R. Serra
    • S. Carvalho

    OriginalPaper 17 May 2021 Pages: 4083 - 4093

    

18. Nitrogen Incorporation into Ta Thin Films Deposited over Ti6Al4V: A Detailed Material and Surface Characterization

    • Cristian Padilha Fontoura
    • Ana Elisa Dotta Maddalozzo
    • Cesar Aguzzoli

    OriginalPaper 21 May 2021 Pages: 4094 - 4102

    

19. Anticorrosive Enamels: Evaluation of Nanocomposite Additives on Enamel Efficiency on Cold Rolled Steel

    • Sarah B. Ulaeto
    • Jerin K. Pancrecious
    • T. P. D. Rajan

    OriginalPaper 07 June 2021 Pages: 4103 - 4116

    

20. Friction-Induced Chemical and Structural Modifications of Molybdenum Disulphide Thin Films

    • E. Serpini
    • T. Vitu
    • S. Valeri

    OriginalPaper 02 June 2021 Pages: 4117 - 4125

    

21. Influence of Corrosion Morphology on Inductive Impedance of Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Zr-Ag Alloy

    • Shiyuan Xu
    • Shunong Jiang
    • Chuming Liu

    OriginalPaper 17 May 2021 Pages: 4126 - 4137

    

22. Effect of Magnesium on Corrosion Behavior of Hot-Dip Zn-Al-Mg Coating

    • Prabhat K. Rai
    • D. Rout
    • G. Balachandran

    OriginalPaper 15 April 2021 Pages: 4138 - 4147

    

23. Tribological Properties of SiCp/A356 Composites Against Semimetallic Materials under Dry and Wet Conditions

    • Zhiyong Yang
    • Ziming Wang
    • Xiaolong Liu

    OriginalPaper 07 April 2021 Pages: 4148 - 4161

    

24. Influence of Graphene on Microstructure and Corrosion and Wear Resistance of Micro-Arc Oxidation Coatings on D16T Al Alloy Drill Pipe

    • Wanying Liu
    • Wanying He
    • Yuxia Lin

    OriginalPaper 09 April 2021 Pages: 4162 - 4173

    

25. Effect of Cold Rolling and Heat Treatment on Corrosion and Wear Behavior of β-Titanium Ti-25Nb-25Zr Alloy

    • Prabhat K. Rai
    • D. Naidu
    • K. Mondal

    OriginalPaper 16 April 2021 Pages: 4174 - 4182

    

26. How Strain-Rate Sensitivity Creates Two Forming-Limit Diagrams: Bragard-Type Versus Instability-Strain, Correlation-Coefficient-Based Temporal Curves

    • M. A. Bertinetti
    • A. Roatta
    • J. W. Signorelli

    OriginalPaper 24 May 2021 Pages: 4183 - 4193

    

27. Microstructural, Mechanical and Tribological Characterization of Friction Stir Welded A7075/ZrB₂ In Situ Composites

    • Rabindra Prasad
    • Harikishor Kumar
    • J. K. Singh

    OriginalPaper 20 April 2021 Pages: 4194 - 4205

    

28. Evaluation of the Mechanical Properties of Precipitation-Hardened Martensitic Steel 17-4PH using Small and Shear Punch Testing

    • H. Wilcox
    • B. Lewis
    • P. Styman

    OriginalPaper 18 May 2021 Pages: 4206 - 4216

    

29. Effect of Tempering Temperature on the Microstructure and Stress Corrosion Cracing Susceptibility of Ultra-High-Strength Mooring Steel

    • Menghao Liu
    • Huihua Guo
    • Xiaogang Li

    OriginalPaper 22 April 2021 Pages: 4217 - 4229

    

30. Fatigue Damage Evolution and Short Crack Behavior of the Fusion Zone of SUS301L-HT Stainless Steel Laser-Arc Hybrid Welding Joints

    • Xu Zhao
    • Weihua Zhang
    • Hui Chen

    OriginalPaper 11 May 2021 Pages: 4230 - 4239

    

31. A Robust Image Processing Algorithm for Optical-Based Stress–Strain Curve Corrections after Necking

    • Feng Lu
    • Tomáš Mánik
    • Bjørn Holmedal

    OriginalPaper Open access 24 May 2021 Pages: 4240 - 4253

    

32. Application of the Hot Press Method to Produce New Mg Alloys: Characterization, Mechanical Properties, and Effect of Al Addition

    • Ali Ercetin

    OriginalPaper 28 April 2021 Pages: 4254 - 4262

    

33. Effect of Laser Pulse Duration on Tensile and Electrochemical Behavior of Laser-Welded Dual-Phase Steel

    • Akash Gandhi
    • Amrita Kundu
    • P. C. Chakraborti

    OriginalPaper 22 April 2021 Pages: 4263 - 4281

    

34. The Effect of Laser Shock Peening on the Microstructure and High-Temperature Mechanical Properties of AZ31 Alloy

    • Xingwei Zheng
    • Yongcheng Liang
    • Zhilin Han

    OriginalPaper 16 April 2021 Pages: 4282 - 4290

    

35. Development and Characterization of Zn_(98−x).Mg₂.(SiC)_x Composites Synthesized in Graphite Packed Non-oxidizing Media

    • Amrendra Rai
    • Pooja Rai
    • Vinay Kumar Singh

    OriginalPaper 26 May 2021 Pages: 4291 - 4299

    

36. Processing-Microstructure-Property Correlation for Producing Stretch-Flangeable Grade Dual-Phase Steel

    • Ajit Kumar Thakur
    • Rakesh Ranjan Kumar
    • Gopi K. Mandal

    OriginalPaper 16 April 2021 Pages: 4300 - 4317

    

37. Experimental Investigation on the Effects of Different Electrolytic Polishing Solutions on Nitinol Cardiovascular Stents

    • Yongqi Wang
    • Xiuting Wei
    • Zhikang Gong

    OriginalPaper 29 April 2021 Pages: 4318 - 4327

    

38. Thermal Exposure Effect on the Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of a Laser-Welded Inconel 617 Joint in an Air Environment

    • Wenjie Ren
    • Yuan Chen
    • Zhuguo Li

    OriginalPaper 19 April 2021 Pages: 4328 - 4340

    

39. Evolution of Heterogeneous Microstructure and its Effects on Tensile Properties of Selective Laser Melted AlSi10Mg Alloy

    • Yongchao Ou
    • Qiang Zhang
    • Wei Li

    OriginalPaper 19 April 2021 Pages: 4341 - 4355

    

40. Enhancing the Surface Quality and Tribomechanical Properties of AA 6061-T6 Friction Stir Welded Joints Reinforced with Varying SiC Contents

    • Taiwo Ebenezer Abioye
    • Hussain Zuhailawati
    • Muhammad Nabil Faizul Hilmy

    OriginalPaper 26 April 2021 Pages: 4356 - 4369

    

41. High-Surface-Energy Nanostructured Surface on Low-Modulus Beta Titanium Alloy for Orthopedic Implant Applications

    • Jithin Vishnu
    • Geetha Manivasagam

    OriginalPaper 20 April 2021 Pages: 4370 - 4379

    

42. Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Spark Plasma Sintered Nanocrystalline TiAl-xB Composites (0.0 <x<1.5 at.%) Containing Carbon Nanotubes

    • Ali Mohammadnejad
    • Abbas Bahrami
    • Leili Tafaghodi Khajavi

    OriginalPaper 21 April 2021 Pages: 4380 - 4392

    

43. Austenite Grain Refinement and Homogenization Control of the Flexspline for Industrial Robot Harmonic Drive

    • Chaolei Zhang
    • Zhuhao Shao
    • Jian Li

    OriginalPaper 19 April 2021 Pages: 4393 - 4400

    

44. The Effect of Heat Treatments on the Microstructural Evolution of Twin-Roll-Cast Al-Fe-Si Alloys

    • Jieke Ren
    • Xiaoyang Fang
    • Jiabin Liu

    OriginalPaper 19 April 2021 Pages: 4401 - 4410

    

45. Effects of Zn Addition on Microstructure, Mechanical, and Corrosion Properties of the As-Solutionized Mg-5Ga Alloy

    • Hui Yin
    • Jihua Chen
    • Xiuxiu Yan

    OriginalPaper 21 April 2021 Pages: 4411 - 4420

    

46. Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Nanocrystalline AlCrFeMnNiW_x (x = 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.5) High-Entropy Alloys Prepared by Powder Metallurgy Route

    • Sheetal Kumar Dewangan
    • Devesh Kumar
    • Vinod Kumar

    OriginalPaper 27 May 2021 Pages: 4421 - 4431

    

47. Investigation on Multifunctional Properties of Sputtered Ti-Si-B-C Coating with Varied Thickness over Targeted Surface

    • Parikshit Mahato
    • Priyabrata Banerjee
    • Suman K. Mishra

    OriginalPaper 14 May 2021 Pages: 4432 - 4444

    

48. Investigation on Different TiCn Duplex Treatments Applied to Cold Work Tool Steel for Surface Properties Improvement

    • Luciano Kempski
    • Vinicius Waechter Dias
    • Alexandre da Silva Rocha

    OriginalPaper 12 April 2021 Pages: 4445 - 4457

    

49. Effects of Immersion Temperature on the Performance of a Marine Epoxy-Based Organic Coating for Ballast Tanks

    • Hong-Qi Yang
    • Qi Zhang
    • Yi Huang

    OriginalPaper 05 April 2021 Pages: 4458 - 4465

    

50. Study of Solidification Thermal Analysis, Microstructure and Mechanical Characteristics of A384 Cast Alloy Treated with Rare Earth (Sm, Tb, Ce and La) Elements

    • Mahmoud Tash
    • Waleed Khalifa
    • Iman El-Mahallawi

    OriginalPaper 12 April 2021 Pages: 4466 - 4483