Sentence examples for a surface zone from inspiring English sources

It was found that a surface zone rich in titanium and nitrogen was induced by the heat-treatment.

Even a surface zone of articular cartilage has lower oxygen tension (approximately 6%) than synovial fluid (approximately 6 to 15%) [ 10- 13].

The tundra-covered area, called the North Slope, is underlain by permafrost, which is permanently frozen sediment and rock; only a shallow surface zone thaws during the short summer, producing a vast number of small ephemeral lakes and ponds.

In addition, most tundra and polar barrens are underlain by soils that are permanently frozen (permafrost) except for a thin surface zone (active layer) that thaws each summer.

By using the gradient sintering process, a tough surface zone in the cemented carbides is usually created to prevent crack propagation from the hard-coating.

To prevent crack propagation it is of interest to create a tough surface zone in the substrate, enriched in WC and binder phase.

Particularly stainless steels were of interest, because they often show a poor tribological behaviour, which can be improved when they are hardened by incorporating nitrogen and forming a hardened surface zone.

Observations revealed a smooth, homogeneous surface zone and a heterogeneous interior zone, the multi-laminar aspect of which appeared to be influenced by the concentration and particle size of the filler but not by the nature of the resin support.

The inset image shows an optical microscopy surface zone for (a) sinusoidal (b) Gaussian and (c) Bragg profiles.

Because these mountains are high, and some glaciers extend over a great range of altitude, all surface zones except the dry-snow zone are represented.

The results showed that after aluminizing the composite intermediate layer converts to an Al-rich NiAl layer with a porous and CeO2-free surface zone below which a CeO2-containing layer exists.