Sentence examples for increasing toughness from inspiring English sources

However, the increase in substrate hardness resulted in an increase in critical loads (LC1, LC2, LC3 and LC4), especially for a significant increase in LC3, due to the increased cooperative deformation of a coating/substrate system by increasing toughness of coatings, cohesion/adhesion and substrate hardness.

She was tough ("No time for fear") and surprised at her increasing toughness as the war went on.

Dr. Baughman said the faster spinning rate in his process -- 70 times as fast as Dr. Poulin's -- probably allowed the nanotubes to align better, increasing toughness.

Under simulated physiological conditions, networks showed increasing toughness or sustained toughness as degradation occurred.

One of the mechanisms for strengthening and increasing toughness of composites is application of reinforcement pull-out mechanism.

Fiber volume content plays a significant role in improving the load recovery in the post-peak flexural response, which contributes to increasing toughness.

Metal matrices offer not only high-temperature resistance but also strength and ductility, or "bendability," which increases toughness.

Further increased toughness results from combining CNTs and reduced GO flakes in solution-spun polymer fibers.

They also have good resistance to corrosion, low cost, increased toughness and good resistance to fire (Bledzki and Gassan 1999).

Increased toughness of the PET/NR blend was found as the amount of NR was increased.

In this adhesive the addition of dispersed rubbery particles in an epoxy matrix provides a multiphase microstructure with increased toughness [19].