S. K. Biswas
Indian Institute of Science , India

Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. A general contact mechanical formulation of multilayered structures and its application to deconvolute thickness/mechanical properties of glue used in surface force apparatus
    Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 308, no. 2, pp. 551–561, 2007
  2. Friction of Octadecyltrichlorosilane Monolayer Self-Assembled on Silicon Wafer in 0% Relative Humidity
    Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol. 111, no. 6, pp. 2696–2701, 2007
  3. Toughening through multilayering in TiN-AlTiN films
    Philosophical Magazine, vol. 87, no. 16, pp. 2521–2539, 2007
  4. Deformation and failure of a film/substrate system subjected to spherical indentation: Part I. Experimental validation of stresses and strains derived using Hankel transform technique in an elastic film/substrate system
    Journal of Materials Research, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 774–782, 2006
  5. Validation of stresses and stress intensity factor in a notched bilayer system under four point bending, as determined by the solution of the Navier's equation
    International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, vol. 48, no. 11, pp. 1287–1294, 2006
  6. Contact deformation of TiN coatings on metallic substrates
    Materials Science and Engineering: A, vol. 423, no. 1-2, pp. 8–13, 2006
  7. Processing, microstructure and hardness of TiN/(Ti, Al)N multilayer coatings
    Materials Science and Engineering: A, vol. 429, no. 1-2, pp. 252–260, 2006
  8. Boundary lubrication additives for aluminium: A journey from nano to macrotribology
    Tribology International, vol. 38, no. 11-12, pp. 1022–1034, 2006
  9. Dry sliding tribology of dioctyldithiophosphoric acid deposited on steel at 150 °C
    Tribology Letters, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 231–241, 2006
  10. Effect of surface etching on the lubricated sliding wear of an eutectic aluminium–silicon alloy
    Tribology Letters, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 193–204, 2006
  11. Boundary lubrication capabilities of alkylsilane monolayer self-assembled on aluminium as investigated using FTIR spectroscopy and nanotribometry
    Surface Science, vol. 600, no. 18, pp. 4399–4404, 2006
  12. Deformation and failure of a film/substrate system subjected to spherical indentation: Part II. Prediction of failure modes in a thin TiN film deposited on a compliant elastic substrate
    Journal of Materials Research, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 783–790, 2006
  13. Mechanical Properties of Rough TiN Coating Deposited on Steel by Cathodic Arc Evaporation Technique
    Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol. 88, no. 7, pp. 1831–1837, 2005
  14. Molecular damping: Mechanical response of self-assembled monomolecular layer to compression
    Physical Review B, vol. 72, no. 12, 2005
  15. Fracture mode transitions during indentation of columnar TiN coatings on metal
    Philosophical Magazine, vol. 85, no. 25, pp. 2927–2945, 2005
  16. Frictional Responses of Octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) and 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-Perfluorooctyltrichlorosilane (FOTS) Monolayers Self-assembled on Aluminium over Six Orders of Contact Length Scale
    Tribology Letters, vol. 20, no. 3-4, pp. 235–246, 2005
  17. Measurement of stiffness and damping constant of self-assembled monolayers
    Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 76, no. 3, p. 035102, 2005
  18. Deconvolution of fracture properties of TiN films on steels from nanoindentation load?displacement curves
    Acta Materialia, vol. 53, no. 8, pp. 2459–2467, 2005
  19. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, vol. 109, no. 49, pp. 23405–23414, 2005
  20. Langmuir, vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 2364–2374, 2005
  21. Nature of contact deformation of TiN films on steel
    Journal of Materials Research, vol. 19, no. 9, pp. 2616–2624, 2004
  22. Thermal stability of octadecyltrichlorosilane self-assembled on a polycrystalline aluminium surface
    Surface Science, vol. 572, no. 2-3, pp. 228–238, 2004
  23. Boundary Lubricated Tribology of an Aluminium–Silicon Alloy Sliding Against Steel
    Tribology Letters, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 623–628, 2004
  24. Langmuir, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 1329–1334, 2004
  25. Design of a flexure for surface forces apparatus
    Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 74, no. 3, p. 1228, 2003
  26. Contact damage in TiN coatings on steel
    Thin Solid Films, vol. 436, no. 2, pp. 250–258, 2003
  27. A numerical fracture analysis of indentation into thin hard films on soft substrates
    Engineering Fracture Mechanics, vol. 70, no. 10, pp. 1323–1338, 2003
  28. Tribology Letters, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 203–207, 2002
  29. Role of in situ generated tribofilm on the tribological characteristics of monolith and TiB2 reinforced MoSi2 intermetallic
    Materials Science and Engineering A, vol. 336, no. 1-2, pp. 64–71, 2002
  30. Performance of monolithic and TiB2 reinforced MoSi2 in dry sliding contact with steel
    Materials Letters, vol. 53, no. 4-5, pp. 379–383, 2002
  31. Tribology Letters, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 203–207, 2002
  32. Wear of metals: a consequence of stable/unstable material response
    Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, vol. 216, no. 6, pp. 357–369, 2002
  33. Measurements of stiff-material compliance on the nanoscale using ultrasonic force microscopy
    Physical Review B, vol. 61, no. 20, pp. 13995–14006, 2000
  34. Tribology Letters, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 219–222, 2000
  35. Some mechanisms of tribofilm formation in metal/metal and ceramic/metal sliding interactions
    Wear, vol. 245, no. 1-2, pp. 178–189, 2000
  36. Sliding wear of cadmium against alumina
    Wear, vol. 225-229, pp. 770–776, 1999
  37. Influence of surface roughness on the scatter in hardness measurements—a numerical study
    International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 399–404, 1999
  38. Genesis of workpiece roughness generated in surface grinding and polishing of metals
    Wear, vol. 225-229, pp. 215–226, 1999
  39. Wear of Al2O3?SiC-(Al,Si) melt oxidised ceramic composites
    Wear, vol. 225-229, pp. 1322–1326, 1999
  40. Tribology Letters, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 51–56, 1999
  41. Analysis of microresidual stresses in 6H-SiC particles within Al2O3-SiC-(Al,Si) CMC using raman spectroscopy
    Scripta Materialia, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 617–622, 1998
  42. A finite element study of the indentation mechanics of an adhesively bonded layered solid
    International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 357–370, 1998
  43. Roughness due to workpiece wear generated in surface grinding of metals
    Tribology International, vol. 31, no. 12, pp. 771–778, 1998
  44. Some features of surface topographical power spectra generated by conventional machining of a ductile metal
    Materials Science and Engineering A, vol. 252, no. 1, pp. 153–155, 1998
  45. Strain rate response and wear of metals
    Tribology International, vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 369–375, 1997
  46. Ultrasound induced lubricity in microscopic contact
    Applied Physics Letters, vol. 71, no. 9, p. 1177, 1997
  47. Effect of roughness on the measurement of nanohardness—a computer simulation study
    Applied Physics Letters, vol. 71, no. 8, p. 1059, 1997
  48. Tribology Letters, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 297–301, 1997
  49. Determination and study of the strength of the blister field generated by conical indentation
    Philosophical Magazine A, vol. 73, no. 2, pp. 399–413, 1996
  50. The hardnesses of poly(methylmethacrylate)
    Tribology International, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 93–104, 1996
  51. Hardness estimated from the indentation of a spherical body. Some implications for nanoindentation test results
    Tribology Letters, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 381–391, 1996
  52. Elastic contact between a cylindrical surface and a flat surface — A non-Hertzian model of multi-asperity contact
    Mechanics Research Communications, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 367–380, 1996
  53. Mechanism of seizure of aluminium-silicon alloys dry sliding against steel
    Wear, vol. 181-183, pp. 658–667, 1995
  54. The role of strain rate response in plane strain abrasion of metals
    Wear, vol. 181-183, pp. 648–657, 1995
  55. Effect of sliding speed on friction and wear of uni-directional aramid fibre-phenolic resin composite
    Journal of Materials Science, vol. 30, no. 9, pp. 2430–2437, 1995
  56. Surface Damage of Yttria-Tetragonal Zirconia Polycrystals and Magnesia-Partially-Stabilized Zirconia in Single-Point Abrasion
    Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol. 78, no. 12, pp. 3357–3362, 1995
  57. Effect of Speed and Pressure on Dry Sliding Interactions of Alumina against Steel
    Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol. 78, no. 2, pp. 356–364, 1995
  58. Wear and seizure of aluminium‐silicon piston alloys in reciprocating motion against steel
    ARCHIVE: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology 1994-1996 (vols 208-210), vol. 209, no. 410, pp. 287–296, 1995
  59. Flux pinning due to stress concentration introduced by an ellipsoidal precipitate in a stressed YBa2Cu3O7 film
    Physica C: Superconductivity, vol. 232, no. 3-4, pp. 233–240, 1994
  60. Flow Instabilities and fracture in Ti-6Al-4V deformed in compression at 298 K to 673 K
    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, vol. 25, no. 10, pp. 2173–2179, 1994
  61. Wear and seizure of binary Al_Si alloys
    Wear, vol. 171, no. 1-2, pp. 115–127, 1994
  62. Material response to two-dimensional scratching by wedges
    Wear, vol. 162-164, pp. 110–118, 1993
  63. Numerical and experimental study of the thermal behaviour of coining and upsetting processes
    Journal of Materials Processing Technology, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 199–221, 1993
  64. The scratch hardness and friction of a soft rigid-plastic solid
    Tribology International, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 183–193, 1993
  65. Evolution of and preconditions for generation of corrugations on a plane surface in rolling contact
    Tribology International, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 175–182, 1993
  66. Phase Transformation Introduced by Mechanical and Chemical Surface Preparations of Tetragonal Zirconia Polycrystals
    Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol. 76, no. 2, pp. 533–535, 1993
  67. Friction and wear behaviour of continuous fibre as cast Kevlar-phenolic resin composite
    Journal of Materials Science, vol. 27, no. 11, pp. 3085–3091, 1992
  68. Friction and wear of PTFE — a review
    Wear, vol. 158, no. 1-2, pp. 193–211, 1992
  69. Wear of polytetrafluoroethylene: some crystallographic observations
    Wear, vol. 150, no. 1-2, pp. 267–273, 1991
  70. The effects of interface constraints on the deformation of pastes
    Powder Technology, vol. 65, no. 1-3, pp. 381–392, 1991
  71. Study of forging design using slip-line fields
    Journal of Materials Processing Technology, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 1–13, 1991
  72. Effect of magnesium addition and heat treatment on mild wear of hypoeutectic aluminium-silicon alloys
    Acta Metallurgica et Materialia, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 833–840, 1991
  73. Wear mechanisms in a hypereutectic aluminium silicon alloy sliding against steel
    Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 267–271, 1990
  74. Transfer and transitions in dry sliding wear of copper against steel
    Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia, vol. 24, no. 7, pp. 1351–1356, 1990
  75. Erosion studies on hyper steel and high chrome cast iron
    Wear, vol. 141, no. 1, pp. 85–94, 1990
  76. Laboratory studies on the wear of grinding media
    Tribology International, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 219–225, 1989
  77. Debris analysis in dry sliding wear of Al_Si alloys
    Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 104, pp. L11–L14, 1988
  78. Changes to near-surface region of PTFE during dry sliding against steel
    Journal of Materials Science, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 1877–1885, 1988
  79. Characterization of dry sliding wear of Al_Si alloys
    Wear, vol. 120, no. 1, pp. 61–74, 1987
  80. Effect of Load on Dry Sliding Wear of Aluminum-Silicon Alloys
    Tribology Transactions, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 116–120, 1986
  81. Monoblock cylinder internally pressurised under asymmetric end constraints—Some aspects of design
    International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 325–334, 1985
  82. Very-high-Q inductor simulation for active tuned filters
    International Journal of Electronics, vol. 58, no. 6, pp. 1019–1023, 1985
  83. Development of a computer code to predict cooling of die and billet in forging
    International Journal of Machine Tool Design and Research, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 311–320, 1984
  84. Scanning electron microscopy study of worn Al-Si alloy surfaces
    Wear, vol. 87, no. 3, pp. 237–249, 1983
  85. Tribological properties of cast graphitic-aluminium composites
    Tribology International, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 89–102, 1983
  86. Scanning electron microscopy studies of wear in LM13 and LM13-graphite particulate composite
    Wear, vol. 76, no. 2, pp. 211–220, 1982
  87. Dry wear of al-graphite particle composites
    Wear, vol. 68, no. 3, pp. 347–358, 1981
  88. Wear characteristics and bearing performance of aluminium-mica particulate composite material
    Wear, vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 61–73, 1980
  89. Performance of graphic aluminium particulate composite materials
    Tribology International, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 171–176, 1980