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Published on: November 22, 2016
Ivana Sára Škrobáková1, Peter Gogola1, Marián Palcut1
1Institute of Materials Science, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Ulica Jána Bottu 25, 917 24 Trnava, Slovakia.
Acoustic emission (AE) testing objectively quantifies physical vapor deposited (PVD) coating damage during indentation. Increased delamination exponentially boosts AE signal energy, reducing reliance on scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
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