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Ben D. Beake is affiliated with Micro Materials Limited in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and materials science, with extensive work in subfields such as mechanics of materials, materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, and atomic and molecular physics and optics.

The scientist's main research topics encompass metal and thin film mechanics, diamond and carbon-based materials research, force microscopy techniques and applications, advanced surface polishing techniques, tribology and wear analysis, advanced materials and composites, and lubricants and their additives.

Ben D. Beake has contributed to multiple scientific publications, including several notable papers:

  • The influence of the H/E ratio on wear resistance of coating systems - Insights from small-scale testing, 2022, Surface and Coatings Technology
  • Influence of Si- and W- doping on micro-scale reciprocating wear and impact performance of DLC coatings on hardened steel, 2021, Tribology International

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Ben D. Beake include Tomasz Liśkiewicz, Luis Isern, Samuel James McMaster, Adrian Harris, and Stephen R. Goodes.

The scientist has published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Surface and Coatings Technology
  • Wear
  • Tribology International
  • International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials
  • Materials Science and Engineering A

Ben D. Beake's work involves investigation into the mechanical and tribological properties of various coating systems and bulk metallic glasses. Research methodologies often include small-scale testing, micro-scale reciprocating wear analysis, and impact performance assessments of diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings.

Best Publications

  • Effect of mechanical properties measured at room and elevated temperatures on the wear resistance of cutting tools with TiAlN and AlCrN coatings

    G.S. Fox-Rabinovich;B.D. Beake;J.L. Endrino;S.C. Veldhuis

  • The influence of the H/E ratio on wear resistance of coating systems – Insights from small-scale testing

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  • Design and performance of AlTiN and TiAlCrN PVD coatings for machining of hard to cut materials

    G.S. Fox-Rabinovich;A.I. Kovalev;M.H. Aguirre;B.D. Beake

  • High-temperature nanoindentation testing of fused silica and other materials

    B. E. N. D. Beake;James F. Smith

  • Friction Force Microscopy of Self-Assembled Monolayers: Influence of Adsorbate Alkyl Chain Length, Terminal Group Chemistry, and Scan Velocity

    Nicholas J. Brewer;and Ben D. Beake;Graham J. Leggett

  • Investigating the correlation between nano-impact fracture resistance and hardness/modulus ratio from nanoindentation at 25–500 °C and the fracture resistance and lifetime of cutting tools with Ti1−xAlxN (x = 0.5 and 0.67) PVD coatings in milling operations

    B.D. Beake;J.F. Smith;A. Gray;G.S. Fox-Rabinovich

  • Coating optimisation for high speed machining with advanced nanomechanical test methods

    B.D. Beake;G.S. Fox-Rabinovich;S.C. Veldhuis;S.R. Goodes

  • Hierarchical adaptive nanostructured PVD coatings for extreme tribological applications: the quest for nonequilibrium states and emergent behavior

    German S Fox-Rabinovich;Kenji Yamamoto;Ben D Beake;Iosif S Gershman

  • Nanoindentation and nanoscratch testing of uniaxially and biaxially drawn poly(ethylene terephthalate) film

    B.D. Beake;G.J. Leggett

  • Relationship between mechanical properties of thin nitride-based films and their behaviour in nano-scratch tests

    B.D. Beake;B.D. Beake;V.M. Vishnyakov;A.J. Harris

  • Structural, optical and mechanical properties of amorphous and crystalline alumina thin films

    Priyanka Nayar;Atul Khanna;D. Kabiraj;S.R. Abhilash

  • Scanning force microscopy investigation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) modified by argon plasma treatment

    Ben D. Beake;John S. G. Ling;Graham J. Leggett

  • Dynamic changes of mechanical properties induced by friction in the Archard wear model

    Yanfei Liu;Yanfei Liu;Tomasz W. Liskiewicz;Ben D. Beake

  • Influence of mechanical properties on the nanoscratch behaviour of hard nanocomposite TiN/Si3N4 coatings on Si

    B D Beake;V M Vishnyakov;R Valizadeh;J S Colligon

  • Friction and adhesion of mixed self-assembled monolayers studied by chemical force microscopy

    Ben D. Beake;Graham J. Leggett

  • Wear performance of different PVD coatings during hard wet end milling of H13 tool steel

    B.D. Beake;Li Ning;Ch. Gey;S.C. Veldhuis

  • Nano-impact testing: an effective tool for assessing the resistance of advanced wear-resistant coatings to fatigue failure and delamination

    Ben D. Beake;James F. Smith

  • Progress in high temperature nanomechanical testing of coatings for optimising their performance in high speed machining

    B.D. Beake;G.S. Fox-Rabinovich

  • Variation of Frictional Forces in Air with the Compositions of Heterogeneous Organic Surfaces

    Ben D. Beake and;Graham J. Leggett

  • Nanoindentation behavior of clay/poly(ethylene oxide) nanocomposites.

    BD Beake;S Chen;JB Hull;F Gao

  • Emergent behavior of nano-multilayered coatings during dry high-speed machining of hardened tool steels

    G.S. Fox-Rabinovich;K. Yamamoto;B.D. Beake;A.I. Kovalev

  • Review of recent progress in nanoscratch testing

    B D Beake;A J Harris;T W Liskiewicz

  • Correlation of friction, adhesion, wettability and surface chemistry after argon plasma treatment of poly(ethylene terephthalate)

    Ben D. Beake;John S. G. Ling;Graham J. Leggett

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen C. Veldhuis
Stephen C. Veldhuis McMaster University
Hanshan Dong
Hanshan Dong University of Birmingham
David E.J. Armstrong
David E.J. Armstrong University of Oxford
ZhengMing Sun
ZhengMing Sun Southeast University
Jon M. Molina-Aldareguia
Jon M. Molina-Aldareguia Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies
Anne Neville
Anne Neville University of Leeds
Shu Ping Lau
Shu Ping Lau Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Witold Brostow
Witold Brostow University of North Texas
Manoj Gupta
Manoj Gupta National University of Singapore
Peter Kelly
Peter Kelly Manchester Metropolitan University

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