Application Notes

Profilometry
Mechanical Testing
Tribology

Industry

Material

FEATURED APPLICATIONS

Pharmaceutical Tablets: Inspecting Roughness Using 3D Profilometers

Microparticles: Compression Strength and Micro Indentation by Testing Salts

Ball Bearings: Wear Resistance Using Macro Tribology

Dental Tools: Dimensional and Surface Roughness Analysis

Ceramics: Nanoindentation Fast Mapping for Grain Detection

Roughness Finish

Leather Finish
Powder Coating Finish
Plastic Tube Finish
Tablet Roughness
Sandpaper Roughness
Polymer Belt Roughness
Wood Finish Inspection
QCM Surface Finish
Large Surface Measurement
Roughness Mapping
Honeycomb Panel
Optoelectronic film inspection
Inline Roughness
Portability and Flexibility of the Jr25 3D Non-contact Profilometer

Texture

Texture Consistency
Orange Peel Texture
Film Texture
Texture & Luster
Drywall Texture
Textile Texture
A Better Look at Paper

Profile Dimensional

Dental Screw Dimensions
Contour Measurement
Machined Part Inspection
Connector Pin Inspection
Micro Fastener Measurement
Microsphere Inspection
Cutting Tool Edge Dimension
O-ring Inspection
Aspheric Lens Dimension
Nozzle Plate Dimensions
Rotational Profilometry
Fresnel Lens
A Better Look at Polycarbonate Lens

Topography Shape Form

Fish Scale
Seed Topography
Carbon Fiber Topography
Soft & Transparent Topography
Weld Inspection
Polymer Morphology
Leaf Topography
Fractography Form
Adhesive Topography
Fuel Cell Topography
Nonwoven Topography
Food Topography
Fiberglass Topography
Compressor Blade Measurement
Fossil Microstructure
PCB Topography
In Situ Morphology
Gear Contour
Drying Paint
3D Surface Analysis of a Penny

Flatness Warpage Planarity

Wafer Array Flatness
PCB Warpage
Solar Cell Inspection
Silicon Wafer Flatness
Paper Flatness Humidity Effect
Large Area Flatness

Volume Area

Steel Surface
Tooth Wear
Carbon & Zeolite Analysis
Pitting Corrosion
Surface Boundary
Fabric Surface Area
Surface Wear Subtraction
A1SiN Oxidation Area
Tissue Area
Shot Peened Area
Corrosion Evaluation
Battery Contact Wear
Corrosion Surface Analysis
Replica Molding Corrosion

Step-Height Depth Thickness

Printed Electrodes Step Height
Transparent Film on Transparent Substrate
Micro Scratch Depth
Thin Film Thickness
Compression Set
Transparent Film Thickness
500nm Step Height - Extreme Accuracy with Optical Profilometry
High Speed Scanning with Non-contact Profilometry

Indentation | Hardness & Elastic

FastMap -- High Speed Mapping
Biomedical Tissue Hardness
Tooth Hardness
Hydrogel Hardness
Organic & Non Organic Shell Hardness
Shot Peen Hardness
Silicon Carbide Wafer Coating Hardness
Mechanical Properties of Carbon Fiber
Compression Measurement of Foam
Hardness Distribution
Fossil Mechanical Properties
Wood Hardness
Mechanical Mapping Selection
Multiphase Material
Humidity Nanoindentation
Honeycomb Panel
Corrosion Hardness
Vickers Indentation Module Review
Determining Spring Constant
Adhesiveness of Tape via Nanoindentation
Compression on Soft, Flexible Materials
Ultrafast Nanoindentation Mapping

Indentation | Stress vs Strain

Cyclical Stress-Strain

Indentation | Creep & Relaxation

Stress Relaxation
Creep Deformation

Indentation | Loss & Storage

DMA Viscoelastic Analysis of Rubber
DMA Frequency Sweep
Cork DMA
Precise Localized Glass Transition Temperature with Nanoindentation DMA

Indentation | Fracture Toughness

Microparticle Compression Strength
Mapping With Acoustic Emissions On Glass
Fracture of Mineral Rock
Edge Chipping Resistance

Indentation | Yield Strength & Fatigue

Yield & Tensile Strength of Steel & Aluminum
Elastic-Plastic Response of Polymer Coating
3 Point Bend Test

Scratch | Adhesive Failure

Thermal Transfer Print
Solid Tinned Coated Copper Wire
Thin Film on Glass Substrate
Understanding Coating Failure
Anodized Coating
DLC Coating
Tablet Coating
Gold Coating Adhesion
Scratch Testing & Corrosion
Macro Adhesion Failure
Stent Coating
TIN QC
Heated ASTM-D7187
Micro Scrape
Scratch Testing on Multi-Layered Thin Film

Scratch | Cohesive Failure

Microstructure Resistance
Paint on Metal Substrate
Compact Disc Coatings
Identifying Cohesive Failure of Screen Protectors with Acoustic Emission
Multi Scratch Automation of Similar Samples using the PB1000 Mechanical Tester

Scratch | Scratch Hardness

Scratch Hardness

Friction | Coefficient of Friction

Bio-Tribology of Endocardial Leads in Hanks' Solution
Polymer Coated Glass
Glass Coating Friction
Biological Properties

Linear

Mechanical Properties of Carbon Fiber
Rotative vs. Linear
PTFE Coating
Magnetic Stripe
Plastic Medical Tube
Hard Metal Wear
Polymer Belt Wear
Wire Wear Resistance
Gold Coating Wear
Fretting Wear
Honeycomb Panel
Dog Treat
Comparison of Ridge Spacing and Wear Rate on 3D Printed Material
Fatigue Testing of Wire with Electrical Conductance Apparatus

Rotative

Glass With Acoustic Emissions Monitoring
In Situ Measurement of Wear Rate Evolution
Static Coefficient of Friction
Friction Evaluation At Extreme Low Speeds
Industrial Coating
High Load Wear
Rock Tribology
Wood Wear Testing
Ball Bearing Tribology
Arc Reciprocating
Tribology of Polymers
Progressive Tribology Mapping of Flooring
Comparing Abrasion Wear on Denim
Dynamic Load Tribology

Block on Ring

Block On Ring

Ring on Ring

Textile Abrasion

High Temperature

In-Situ Wear Measurement At High Temperature
High Temp Scratch Hardness
Brake Pad
1000°C Brinell Hardness Test with T2000 Tribometer

Low Temperature

Low Temp Tribology

Corrosion

Coating Corrosion
Tribocorrosion DLC Coating

Liquid

Stribeck Curve
Mechanical Stability of Lithium Complex Grease
Eye Drop Solution
Brush Bristle Performance
Abrasion Performance
Tribology on Pistons

Humidity & Inert Gasses

Humidity Tribology
Humidity Wear

PUBLICATIONS

Nanovea continues to advance measurement and surface research technology. More than 250 research articles featuring Nanovea instruments have been published on peer-reviewed journals. Below is a selected list of the articles.

Please contact Nanovea for a full list of publications.

PROFILOMETER

Microstructure and wear properties of laser deposited WC–12%Co composites, Materials Science and Engineering: A 527, 24–25, 6677-6682

Influence of diamond wheel grinding process on surface micro-topography and properties of SiO2/SiO2 composite, Applied Surface Science 292, 181-189

Surface roughness and erosion rate of abrasive jet micro-machined channels: Experiments and analytical model, Wear 303, 1–2, 138-145

Stable superhydrophobic composite coatings made from an aqueous dispersion of carbon nanotubes and a fluoropolymer, Carbon 49, 5, 1769-1774

Adaptive VN/Ag nanocomposite coatings with lubricious behavior from 25 to 1000 °C, Acta Materialia 58, 16, 5326-5331

Surface texturing for adaptive solid lubrication, Surface and Coatings Technology 203, 1–2, 73-79

Cold sprayed aluminum based glassy coating: Synthesis, wear and corrosion properties, Surface and Coatings Technology 232, 33-40

CrN–Ag nanocomposite coatings: High-temperature tribological response, Wear 269, 1–2, 125-131

Synthesis and properties of bulk graphene nanoplatelets consolidated by spark plasma sintering, Carbon 50, 11, 4068-4077

In-situ synthesis of TiC/SiC/Ti3SiC2 composite coatings by spark plasma sintering, Surface and Coatings Technology 205, 13–14, 3840-3846

High‐resolution fracture aperture mapping using optical profilometry, Water Resources Research, Vol 49-10, 7126-7132

MECHANICAL TESTER

Oxidation protection of carbon/carbon composites by a novel SiC nanoribbon-reinforced SiC–Si ceramic coating, Corrosion Science 92, 272-279

Characterization and mechanical properties of the duplex coatings produced on steel by electro-spark deposition and micro-arc oxidation, Surface and Coatings Technology 236, 303-308

Characterization and mechanical properties of coatings on magnesium by micro arc oxidation, Applied Surface Science 261, 774-782

Chapter 13 – Plasma-Induction Spraying of Nanocrystalline Hydroxyapatite Coatings Obtained on Titanium Intraosseous Implants, Handbook of Nanoceramic and Nanocomposite Coatings and Materials 293-317

Metallurgical characteristics and failure mode transition for dissimilar resistance spot welds between ultra-fine grained and coarse-grained low carbon steel sheets, Materials Science and Engineering: A 637, 42360

Correlations Between Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Air Plasma-Sprayed Thermal Barrier Coatings Exposed to a High Temperature, Journal of the American Ceramic Society 96, 12, 3901-3907

Influence of sodium silicate concentration on structural and tribological properties of microarc oxidation coatings on 2017A aluminum alloy substrate, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 504, 2, 519-526

HIPIMS deposition of TiAlN films on inner wall of micro-dies and its applicability in micro-sheet metal forming, Surface and Coatings Technology 250, 44-51

An investigation of material and tribological properties of Sb2O3/Au-doped MoS2 solid lubricant films under sliding and rolling contact in different environments, Surface and Coatings Technology, in press

The influence of coating compliance on the delamination of thermal barrier coatings, Surface and Coatings Technology 204, 15, 2432-2441

Comparative study of the mechanical properties of different tungsten materials for fusion applications, S Krimpalis et al 2017 Phys. Scr. 2017 014068

TRIBOMETER

Wear Behavior of Plasma-Sprayed Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Aluminum Oxide Coating in Marine and High-Temperature Environments, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology 20, 6, 1217-1230

Intermediate temperature tribological behavior of carbon nanotube reinforced plasma sprayed aluminum oxide coating, Surface and Coatings Technology 204, 11, 1847-1855

Laser-assisted Zr/ZrO2 coating on Ti for load-bearing implants, Acta Biomaterialia 5, 7, 2800-2809

Carbon nanotube toughened hydroxyapatite by spark plasma sintering: Microstructural evolution and multiscale tribological properties, Carbon 48, 11, 3103-3120

Laser processing of SiC-particle-reinforced coating on titanium, Scripta Materialia 63, 4, 438-441

In vitro wear rate and Co ion release of compositionally and structurally graded CoCrMo-Ti6Al4V structures, Materials Science and Engineering: C 31, 4, 809-814

Microstructure and tribological properties of solution-treated Tribaloy alloy, Wear 307, 1–2, 22-27

Growth, structure and friction behavior of titanium doped tungsten disulphide (Ti-WS2) nanocomposite thin films, Thin Solid Films 517, 19, 5666-5675

Synthesis of aluminum oxide coating with carbon nanotube reinforcement produced by chemical vapor deposition for improved fracture and wear resistance, Carbon 48, 2, 431-442

An Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Hertzian Indentation Technique for Determining the Fracture Toughness of Brittle Materials, Journal of the American Ceramic Society 94, 7, 2153-2161

Carbon-based tribofilms from lubricating oils, Nature 536, 67–71

Products

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Mechanical Testers

CB500 (Compact)

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Tribometers

T50 (Standard)

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T2000 (Advanced High Load)

Others

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Vacuum Systems (Custom)

Testing Solutions

Profilometry

Roughness | Finish

Geometry | Shape

Flatness | Warpage

Volume | Area

Step Height | Thickness

Texture

Mechanical Testing

Indentation | Hardness & Elastic

Indentation | Stress vs Strain

Indentation | Creep & Relaxation

Indentation | Loss & Storage

Indentation | Fracture Toughness

Indentation | Yield Strength & Fatigue

Hot Temperature

Humidity

Scratch | Adhesive Failure

Scratch | Cohesive Failure

Scratch | Scratch Hardness

Scratch | Multi-Pass Wear

Friction | Coefficient of Friction

Cold Temperature

Liquid

Tribology Testing

Linear

Rotative

Block on Ring

Hot Temperature

Corrosion

Liquid

Ring on Ring

Four Ball

Scratch Testing

Cold Temperature

Humidity & Inert Gasses

Lab Services

Applications

By Industry

Bio & Biotechnology

Building Materials

Consumer Products

Medical

Metals (Raw materials)

Oil & Mines

Optics

Paint & Coating

Pharmaceutical

Semiconductor/Electronic/Solar

Textiles/Leather/Paper

Tooling & Machinery

Transportation

By Materials

Ceramics

Composites

Glass

Metals

Oils/Liquids

Organic/Bio Materials

Polymers