Research in this area includes

• scratch test (micro) adhesion testing
• Nanoindentation hardness testing
• phase stability by Differential Scanning Calorimetry and Vacuum Annealing and High temperature XRD
• temperature of rapid oxidation by Thermogravimetry
• corrosion testing by potentiodynamic tests
• sliding wear at elevated temperatures in air or vacuum
• microabrasive wear testing
• fatigue limit determination for coatings and thin films by impact tester
• colourimetry