In recent decades, there is an increasing demand on surface nanostructures for their effect on the properties of the underneath bulk materials.
Nanotechnology is driving newer demands and requirements for better performance of existing materials and presents an opportunity for surface modification of metals in response to demands on the surface of metals for their biomedical applications.
The widespread use of low friction PVD coatings on machine elements is limited by the high costs associated with fulfilling the demands on the surface quality of both the supporting substrate and the counter surface.
The application of high-strength steel and aluminum alloys entails increasing demands on the surfaces of tools used for forming processes.
Due to increasing demand for surface modification processes on solid metals, many experimental studies have focused on electron beam irradiation processes.
Lithography will call for highly planarized surfaces, causing higher demands on chemically-mechanically polished surfaces.
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Due to the fact that Inconel 718 turbine discs belong to the safety critical components of aero engines, there are high demands on dimensional accuracy and surface quality.
With the demands on the minimization of surface roughness, decrease of the producible geometric dimensions and improvement of the machining accuracy, Micro-Wire-EDM with a wire diameter of 80 μm and below has been a key technology for micro-machining.
Rest places less demands on an injured joint surface, where continued use would provoke further inflammation.
