Urban Wiklund
Professor at Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Applied Materials Science
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 30 92
- Mobile phone:
- +46 70 425 00 92
- E-mail:
- urban.wiklund@angstrom.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Ångströmlaboratoriet, Regementsvägen 10
- Postal address:
- Box 35
751 03 UPPSALA

Publications
Recent publications
The influence of oxygen on the wear of WC-Co sliding against copper
Part of International journal of refractory metals & hard materials, 2025
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On the tool wear reducing mechanism of Zn in brass alloys
Part of Wear, 2025
- DOI for On the tool wear reducing mechanism of Zn in brass alloys
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The Radio & Plasma Wave Investigation (RPWI) for the JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE)
Part of Space Science Reviews, 2025
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Part of Materials, 2024
- DOI for Influence of Scanning Strategy on Residual Stresses in Laser-Based Powder Bed Fusion Manufactured Alloy 718: Modeling and Experiments
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Exploring the tribochemical wear and material transfer caused by Cu15Zn alloys on shearing tools
Part of Wear, 2024
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All publications
Articles in journal
The influence of oxygen on the wear of WC-Co sliding against copper
Part of International journal of refractory metals & hard materials, 2025
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On the tool wear reducing mechanism of Zn in brass alloys
Part of Wear, 2025
- DOI for On the tool wear reducing mechanism of Zn in brass alloys
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Part of Materials, 2024
- DOI for Influence of Scanning Strategy on Residual Stresses in Laser-Based Powder Bed Fusion Manufactured Alloy 718: Modeling and Experiments
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Exploring the tribochemical wear and material transfer caused by Cu15Zn alloys on shearing tools
Part of Wear, 2024
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Part of The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, p. 1823-1842, 2024
- DOI for Machining of additively manufactured alloy 718 in as-built and heat-treated condition: surface integrity and cutting tool wear
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Wear of cemented carbide tools in a copper alloy forging process: Verification of a new lab test
Part of Wear, p. 528-529, 2023
Crack initiation and early propagation in case hardened sintered PM steels under cyclic load
Part of Powder Metallurgy, p. 164-175, 2023
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Part of Materials & design, 2022
- DOI for Numerical modeling and synchrotron diffraction measurements of residual stresses in laser powder bed fusion manufactured alloy 625
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Potential of nitrogen atomized alloy 625 in the powder bed fusion laser beam process
Part of Materials & design, p. 110928-110928, 2022
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Wear of cemented carbide forging dies used in zipper production
Part of Wear, 2022
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Part of Wear, 2021
- DOI for Wear of uncoated and PVD coated cemented carbide tools for processing of copper based materials part II: Exploring the sliding contact with pure copper
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Part of Wear, 2020
Part of Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal, p. 25-33, 2020
- DOI for Defibration mechanisms and energy consumption in the grinding zone: a lab scale equipment and method to evaluate groundwood pulping tools
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Part of Holzforschung, p. 477-487, 2020
Part of Materials & design, 2020
- DOI for The effect of laser scanning strategies on texture, mechanical properties, and site-specific grain orientation in selective laser melted 316L SS
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Part of Applied Sciences, 2020
- DOI for Axial Plasma Spraying of Mixed Suspensions: A Case Study on Processing, Characteristics, and Tribological Behavior of Al2O3-YSZ Coatings
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Influences of load and temperature on groundwood pulping with well-defined tools
Part of Wear, 2019
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Evaluation of well-defined tool surface designs for groundwood pulping
Part of BioResources, p. 9575-9587, 2019
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Part of Wear, p. 1837-1845, 2019
- DOI for Rolling contact fatigue crack propagation relative to anisotropies in additive manufactured Inconel 625
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Part of Wear, p. 96-107, 2019
Comparison of test methods estimating the stiffness of ultrathin coatings
Part of Journal of Coatings Technology and Research, p. 743-752, 2018
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Influence of mechanical and electrical load on a copper/copper-graphite sliding electrical contact
Part of Tribology International, p. 1-9, 2018
Part of Wear, p. 227-235, 2018
Part of Composites Science And Technology, p. 95-102, 2017
Part of Wear, p. 9-17, 2017
Axial suspension plasma spraying of Al2O3 coatings for superior tribological properties
Part of Surface & Coatings Technology, p. 80-87, 2017
Part of Tribology International, p. 414-424, 2016
Part of Tribology - Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces, p. 107-116, 2016
Initiation of wood defibration in groundwood pulping, single asperity indentation and scratching
Part of Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal, p. 401-406, 2016
Part of Wear, p. 138-147, 2016
Part of Tribology International, p. 337-348, 2016
Part of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, p. 30635-30643, 2016
- DOI for Combinatorial Study of Gradient Ag-Al Thin Films: Microstructure, Phase Formation, Mechanical and Electrical Properties
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Part of Wear, p. 379-389, 2016
Ti-Ni-C nanocomposite coatings evaluated in a sliding electrical contact application
Part of Surface & Coatings Technology, p. 210-218, 2015
Graphene as a lubricant on Ag for electrical contact applications
Part of Journal of Materials Science, p. 6518-6525, 2015
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Part of Journal of Materials Processing Technology, p. 1467-1481, 2014
Influence of sliding speed on modes of material transfer as steel slides against PVD tool coatings
Part of Tribology International, p. 55-64, 2013
Solution-based synthesis of AgI coatings for low-friction applications
Part of Journal of Materials Science, p. 2236-2244, 2013
Part of Surface & Coatings Technology, p. 48-54, 2013
- DOI for Design of low-friction PVD coating systems with enhanced running-in performance - carbon overcoats on TaC/aC coatings
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Part of Wear, p. 1481-1491, 2013
Part of Tribologia, p. 22-31, 2012
Part of Tribology International, p. 9-18, 2012
Part of Tribology International, p. 153-160, 2012
Friction and contact resistance of nanocomposite Ti-Ni-C coatings
Part of Wear, p. 555-566, 2011
Experimental and theoretical studies on stainless steel transfer onto a TiN-coated cutting tool
Part of Acta Materialia, p. 68-74, 2011
Design of carbide-based nanocomposite thin films by selective alloying
Part of Surface & Coatings Technology, p. 583-590, 2011
Part of Wear, p. 204-2057, 2011
Survey of damage mechanisms on PVD coated HSS hobs used in Swedish gear manufacturing industry
Part of Tribologia, p. 37-50, 2011
Deposition and characterization of magnetic Ti–Fe–C nanocomposite thin films
Part of Thin Solid Films, p. 2607-2616, 2010
Synthesis, structure and properties of Ni-alloyed TiCx-based thin films
Part of Journal of Materials Chemistry, p. 5950-5960, 2010
Conductive nanocomposite ceramics as tribological and electrical contact materials
Part of European Physical Journal, p. 22902, 2010
Part of Wear, p. 988-994, 2009
Part of Thin Solid Films, p. 71-76, 2009
Investigation of boundary conditions for biomimetic HA deposition on titanium oxide surfaces
Part of Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine, p. 1401-1408, 2009
Tribofilm formation and tribological properties of TiC and nanocomposite TiAlC coatings
Part of Wear, p. 379-387, 2009
On the wear of PVD-coated HSS hobs in dry gear cutting
Part of Wear, p. 444-452, 2009
Part of Wear, p. 2142-2156, 2009
Reproducing wear mechanisms in gear hobbing: Evaluation of a single insert milling test
Part of Wear, p. 2257-2268, 2009
Industrialisation Study of Nanocomposite nc-TiC/a-C Coatings for Electrical Contact Applications
Part of Plasma Processes and Polymers, 2009
The role of aluminum additions in the oxidation and wear of a TaC:C low-friction coating
Part of Surface and Coatings Technology, p. 2989-2994, 2009
Physical vapour deposition and bioactivity of crystalline titanium dioxide thin films
Part of Trends in Biomaterials & Artificial Organs, p. 104-110, 2008
Part of Wear, p. 490-496, 2008
Design of Nanocomposite Low-Friction Coatings
Part of Advanced Functional Materials, p. 1611-1616, 2007
The influence of metallic interlayers on the adhesion of pVD TiN coatings on high-speed steel
Part of Wear, p. 885-892, 2007
Part of Thin Solid Films, p. 10-15, 2004
A comparative evaluation method for low friction coatings in dry sliding thrust bearings
Part of Tribologia, p. 27-36, 2004
Nanoindentation of carbon microfibers deposited by laser-assisted chemical vapor deposition
Part of Appl. Phys. A, p. 573-577, 2004
Low-friction carbon-rich carbide coatings deposited by co-sputtering
Part of Wear, p. 1084-1091, 2003
Low-friction carbon-rich carbide coatings deposited by co-sputtering
Part of Wear, p. 1084-1091, 2003
Low-friction carbon-rich carbide coatings deposited by co-sputtering
Part of Wear, p. 1084-1091, 2003
Novel load-carrying layers to support low-friction PVD coatings
Part of Surface and Coatings Technology, p. 14-22, 2003
Novel load-carrying layers to support low-friction PVD coatings
Part of Surface and Coatings Technology, p. 14-22, 2003
Part of Thin Solid Films, p. 224-230, 2002
Part of Materials Science and Engineering A, p. 7-21, 2002
Evaluation of a flexible physical vapor deposited TiC-C coating system
Part of Surface & Coatings Technology, p. 154-161, 2000
Mapping of mechanical properties of WC-Co using nanoindentation
Part of Tribology letters, p. 147-152, 2000
The multilayer effect in abrasion: optimising the combination of hard and tough phases
Part of Surface & Coatings Technology, p. 1138-1144, 1999
Influence of residual stresses on fracture and delamination of thin hard coatings
Part of Wear, p. 262-269, 1999
Corrosion behaviour of Ti/TiN multilayer coated tool steel
Part of SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY, p. 191-196, 1998
Cracking resistance of thin hard coatings estimated by four-point bending
Part of Surface and coatings technology, p. 57-63, 1997
Tribofilm formation from TiC and nanocomposite TiAlC coatings, analysis by means of FIB and TEM
Novel load carrying layers to support low friction PVD coatings
Part of Surf. Coat. Technol.
Articles, review/survey
The Radio & Plasma Wave Investigation (RPWI) for the JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE)
Part of Space Science Reviews, 2025
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Chapters in book
Mechanical and tribological requirements and evaluation of coating composites
Part of Modern Tribology Handbook, p. 931-960, CRC Press, 2001
Conference papers
The Effect of Oxygen on the Chemical Wear of Cemented Carbides in Sliding Contact Against Copper
2024
Semi in-situ measurement of microstructural changes in PM steel during indentation
Part of Euro PM2021 Proceedings, 2021
Part of World PM 2020, 27/6-1/7 2020, Montreal, Kanada, 2020
Part of The 11th Fundamental Mechanical Pulp Research Seminar, Norrköping, Sweden, April 2-4, 2019
Initiation wear of cemented carbide tools used in copper processing -: evaluated in sliding contact
Part of Proceedings of International Conference on the Science of Hard Materials, Khao Lak, Thailand, 2019
Wear mechanisms of tools for exploration drilling
Part of Euromat 2019, Stockholm, Sweden, p. 787, 2019
Part of 18th Nordic Symposium on Tribology - NORDTRIB 2018, Uppsala, Sweden, June 18-21, 2018, 2018
Abrasion resistance of new wear resistant AM steels
Part of 18th Nordic Symposium on Tribology - NORDTRIB 2018, Uppsala, Sweden, June 18-21, 2018, 2018
Abrasion resistance of drill bit steels in flowing saltwater
Part of 18th Nordic Symposium on Tribology - NORDTRIB 2018, Uppsala, Sweden, June 18-21, 2018, 2018
Tribo-chemical wear testing of rock drill inserts
Part of The 18th Nordic Symposium on Tribology - Nordtrib 2018, Uppsala, Sweden, June 18-21, 2018, 2018
Influences of grinding surface alignment in groundwood pulping of Norway spruce
Part of 18th Nordic Symposium on Tribology - NORDTRIB 2018, Uppsala, Sweden, June 18-21, 2018
Wear mechanisms of WC-Co cemented carbide tools and PVD coated tools used for shearing Cu-alloy wire
2018
Part of 21st International Conference on Wear of Materials, Long Beach, March 26-30, 2017
2017
Micrometre compressions to facilitate controlled wear in groundwood pulping
Part of 17th Nordic Symposium on Tribology - Nordtrib, Hämeenlinna, Finland, 14-17 June, 2016
Fragmentation and Adhesion of Thin Metal Oxide Coatings on Polymer Films
2016
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A labscale test equipment ot study the tool surface influence in pressure groundwood pulping
Part of 20th International Conference on Wear of Materials, Toronto, Canada, April 12-16, 2015
Designed tools for controlling the defibration mechanisms in the pressure groundwood process
Part of International Tribology Conference, Tokyo 2015, Tokyo, Japan, September 16-20, 2015
A method for tribological evaluation of gradient surfaces
2014
Scratch testing for mimicking the early stage of wood defibration
Part of Asiatrib, Agra, India, February 17-20, 2014
Initiation of wood defibration, tribology at the fiber level
Part of Nordtrib, Aarhus, Denmark, June 10-13, 2014
Part of Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Electrical Contacts, p. 237-243, 2014
2013
Part of Nordtrib 2012, 15th Nordic Symposium on Tribology, 2012
On the residual stresses vs. hardness of tribological surfaces
2012
2012
2012
Tribological requirements for selection of new materials for electrical connectors
Part of NordTrib 2012, Trondheim, Norge, 2012
2011
Nanoindentation on micro pillars for determination of residual stress conditions of PVD coatings
2011
Nanocomposite Ti-Ni-C Coatings for Electrical Contact Brush Applications
2011
2011
Influence on surface micro topography of HSS surfaces from argon ion etch cleaning
2010
Friction and wear dependence of nc-TiNiC:a-C by environment and test conditions
2010
Part of Twelfth International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering (PSE 2010), September 13-17, 2010, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 2010
Electron Microscopy studies on stainless steel transfer onto a TiN coated cutting tool
2010
Electron Microscopy studies on stainless steel transfer onto a TiN coated cutting tool
Part of 17th International Microscopy Congress - Rio de Janeiro19-24 September 2010, 2010
Nanocomposite Coatings for Contact Brush Applications
Part of Proceedings of the 4th International Tribology Congress, ASIATRIB2010, 2010
Wear of an AlCrN coated HSS Hob in Dry Gear Cutting
Part of HSS FORUM - Smart Solutions for the Future of Metal Cutting, 2009
Tribological testing of ceramic coatings boosted for low friction and for use in electrical contacts
2008
Conductive nanocomposite ceramics as tribological and electrical contact materials
Part of International Conference on Electrical Contacts, ICEC 2008, 2008
Reproducing wear mechanisms in gear hobbing: evaluation of a single insert milling test
Part of Proceedings of the International conference Nordtrib 2008, 2008
Part of Proceedings of the International conference Nordtrib 2008:, 2008
Design of sputtered nc-MeC/a-C nanocomposite coatings through doping with a second metallic element
2007
Tribofilm formation and tribological properties of nanocomposite TiC and TiAlC coatings
2007
Design of sputtered nc-MeC/a-C nanocomposite coatings through doping with a second metallic element
Part of E-MRS spring meeting 2007 (Strasbourg 28 maj - 1 juni), 2007
Wear propagation of PVD AlCrN coated HSS hob in dry gear hobbing
2007
Part of Advances in Science and Technology, p. 2750, 2006
Possibilities for Optimisation of Low friction coatings
Part of International Tribology Conference, Kobe., 2005
Effects of substrate bias polarity on tribological a-C:Ta coatings
Part of AUSTRIB ´02, Perth, 2002