Aristotle objects to those who want to account for growth merely in terms of the natural tendencies of material elements.
As mentioned above, energy can be released by either nuclear fusion or fission reactions and there will be a tendency for material to be gradually converted into elements with maximum binding energy.
Under isothermal operating condition, the tendency for material transport is always in the direction of lower chemical potential for both the processes.
Post-test examination of the tribosurfaces using FEG-SEM and EDS analyses was performed in order to evaluate the mechanisms controlling the tendency to material transfer and wear.
The CrN coating showed poor performance in sliding contact against both steel sheet materials due to a high tendency to material pickup.
The examinations have shown that, based on the concept of defined cutting edges in solid diamond, there is the possibility to make significant improvements in core drilling performance, (ca. 26% lower thrust force, minimal tool surface clogging, lower drilling temperatures) resulting in improved cleanliness of fibre fracture and a reduced tendency of material delamination.
However, the as-deposited surface morphology, showing surface irregularities such as droplets and dimples, of the coatings will strongly influence the tribological performance, and, consequently, a polishing treatment or a running-in process, resulting in a smooth surface, will significantly reduce the tendency to material pickup.
If cumulative damage is important, then providing a lower frequency and/or lower pulmonary vascular pressure would both be expected to reduce the tendency for material stress failure.
The global LINE-1 assay with degenerate primers did not show this tendency (Supplementary Material, Table S1) probably due to the insensitivity of the assay to variations at specific loci or because only a subset of full-length L1Hs LINE-1 elements studied here are showing this tendency.
In Q-C), only group E answered by using knowledge of the ionization tendency of materials.
