Overview
- Presents a comprehensive reference and textbook to the principles of nanotribology and nanomechanics
- Offers a timely introduction to the main topics of nanomechanics for teaching and self-study purposes
- Integrates knowledge of the field from the mechanics and materialsscience perspectives
- Covers key measurement techniques, their applications, and theoretical modelling of interfaces
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Molecularly-Thick Films for Lubrication
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Industrial Applications
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About this book
This textbook and comprehensive reference source and serves as a timely, practical introduction to the principles of nanotribology and nanomechanics.
This 4th edition has been completely revised and updated, concentrating on the key measurement techniques, their applications, and theoretical modeling of interfaces. It provides condensed knowledge of the field from the mechanics and materials science perspectives to graduate students, research workers, and practicing engineers.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Dr. Bharat Bhushan is an Ohio Eminent Scholar and The Howard D. Winbigler Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, a Graduate Research Faculty Advisor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and the Director of the Nanoprobe Laboratory for Bio- & Nanotechnology and Biomimetics (NLBB) at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. He holds two M.Sc., a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering/mechanics, an MBA, and four semi-honorary and honorary doctorates. His research interests are in Fundamental studies in the interdisciplinary areas of bio/nanotribology/nanomechanics and nanomaterials characterization in bio/nanotechnology and biomimetics with a focus on scanning probe techniques.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nanotribology and Nanomechanics
Book Subtitle: An Introduction
Editors: Bharat Bhushan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51433-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-51432-1Published: 11 April 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84649-1Published: 21 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-51433-8Published: 05 April 2017
Edition Number: 4
Number of Pages: XVI, 928
Number of Illustrations: 500 b/w illustrations, 156 illustrations in colour
Topics: Nanotechnology and Microengineering, Nanotechnology, Nanoscale Science and Technology, Tribology, Corrosion and Coatings, Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films