Rough Surface (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Rough Surface

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The roughness of the alumina/PMMA hybrid ceramic controls the strength of the interfaces, which is critical in determining the material's overall toughness as it affects the sliding process in the polymeric "mortar" layers.

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Robert Ritchie, Berkeley Lab

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