Tribology

A statistical model for material removal prediction in polishing Download »
X.L. Jin, L.C. Zhang, A statistical model for material removal prediction in polishing, Wear, 274–275 (2012) 203–211.

Micro/Nano Tribology (Chapter 4), 'TRIBOLOGY FOR ENGINEERS: A practical guide' Download »
K. Mylvaganam and L. C. Zhang, Micro/Nano Tribology (Chapter 4), 'TRIBOLOGY FOR ENGINEERS: A practical guide', editors: J. P. Davim, Woodhead Publishing Ltd, Cambridge(UK),  2011, ISBN: 978 9 85709 114 7.

Nano-friction of some carbon allotropes Download »
K Mylvaganam and LC Zhang, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, 7 (2010) 2199-2202.

Origin of friction in films of horizontally oriented carbon nanotubes sliding against diamond Download »
K Mylvaganam, LC Zhang and K Xiao, Carbon, 47 (2009) 1693-1700.

Nano-tribological analysis by molecular dynamics simulation – a review Download »
LC Zhang and K Mylvaganam, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience 3 (2006) 167-188.

Novel behaviour of friction and wear of epoxy composites reinforced by carbon nanotubes Download »
LC Zhang, I Zarudi and K Xiao, Wear, 261 (2006) 806-811.

Structural evolution of carbon nanotubes in composites under contact sliding stresses Download »
I Zarudi and LC Zhang,Applied Physics Letters, 88 (2006) 243102.

Nano-characterisation of materials: silicon, copper, carbon nanotubes and diamond thin films
LC Zhang, Chapter 8, in: Handbook of Theoretical and Computational Nanotechnology, Volume 8: Functional Nanomaterials, Nanoparticles, and Polymer Design,edited by M Rieth and W Schommers, American Scientific Publishers, Stevenson Ranch, California, USA (2006) pp. 395-456 (ISBN: 1588830500)

Mono-crystalline silicon subjected to multi-asperity sliding: nano-wear mechanisms, subsurface damage and effect of asperity interaction Download »
WCD Cheong and LC Zhang, International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, 18 (2003) 398-407.

A molecular dynamics study of scale effects on the friction of single-asperity contacts Download »
LC Zhang, K L Johnson and WCD Cheong, Tribology Letters, 10 [1-2] (2001) 23-28.

Analysis of boiler-tube erosion by the technique of acoustic emission; Part I. Mechanical erosion Download »
LC Zhang, V Sazonov, J Kent , T Dixon and V Novozhilov. Wear, 450 (2001) 762-769.

Computational fluid dynamics modelling of tube erosion rates in bagasse-fired boilers
V Novozhilov, M Kirkpatrick, J H Kent, V Sazonov, LC Zhang, A Mann and T F Dixon, Journal of the Institute of Energy, 74 (2001) 57-65.

An understanding of the chemical effect on the nano-wear deformation in mono-crystalline silicon components Download »
LC Zhang and I Zarudi, Wear, 225-229 (1999) 669-677.

Atomic Scale Deformation in Silicon Monocrystals Induced by Two-Body and Three-Body Contact Sliding Download »
LC Zhang and H Tanaka,  Tribology International, 31 (1998) 425-433.

Subsurface damage of ceramic reinforced Al-Li alloy composite induced by scratching at an elevated temperature Download »
Z Zhang, LC Zhang and Y-W Mai,  Materials Science and Engineering, A242 (1998) 304-307.

Modelling steady wear of steel/Al2O3-Al particulate composite system Download »
Z Zhang, LC Zhang and Y-W Mai, Wear, 211 (1997) 147-150.

Prediction of critical load and wear rate of coatings by fuzzy theory Download »
Z Zhang, LC Zhang and Y W Mai, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 12 (2) (1997) 345-357.

Towards a deeper understanding of friction and wear on the atomic scale - A molecular dynamics analysis Download »
LC Zhang and H Tanaka, Wear, 211 (1997) 44-53.

Evaluation of critical wear transition loads of MMCs by rule based fuzzy modelling Download »
Z Zhang, LC Zhang and Y-W Mai,Tribology Letters, 2 (1996) 89-97.

Subsurface damage in alumina induced by single point scratching Download »
I Zarudi, LC Zhang and Y W Mai,  Journal of Materials Science, 31 (1996) 905-914.

The running-in wear of a steel/SiCp-Al composite system Download »
Z Zhang, LC Zhang and Y-W Mai, Wear, 194 (1996) 38-43.

Particle effects on friction and wear of aluminium matrix composites Download »
Z Zhang, LC Zhang and Y W Mai, Journal of Materials Science, 30 (1995) 5999-6004.

Single point scratching of 6061 Al MMCs
C Yan and LC Zhang,  Applied Composite Materials, 1 (1995) 431-447.

Wear of ceramic particle-reinforced metal-matrix composites Part I: Wear mechanisms
Z Zhang, LC Zhang and Y W Mai,Journal of Materials Science, 30 (1995) 1961-1966.

Modelling friction and wear of scratching particle-reinforced composites Download »
Z Zhang, LC Zhang and Y W Mai, Wear, 176 (1994) 231-237.