W. A. Brainard

656 total citations
36 papers, 493 citations indexed

About

W. A. Brainard is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, W. A. Brainard has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 493 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 16 papers in Materials Chemistry and 15 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in W. A. Brainard's work include Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (20 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (11 papers) and Ion-surface interactions and analysis (6 papers). W. A. Brainard is often cited by papers focused on Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (20 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (11 papers) and Ion-surface interactions and analysis (6 papers). W. A. Brainard collaborates with scholars based in United States. W. A. Brainard's co-authors include D. H. Buckley, T. Spalvins, Donald R. Wheeler, Timothy R. Bates, K. C. Ludema and John Ferrante and has published in prestigious journals such as Carbon, Thin Solid Films and Wear.

In The Last Decade

W. A. Brainard

33 papers receiving 467 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. A. Brainard United States	11	264	232	175	85	58	36	493
A.P.L. Turner United States	13	187 0.7×	368 1.6×	251 1.4×	34 0.4×	33 0.6×	32	607
A W Ruff United States	4	175 0.7×	364 1.6×	206 1.2×	106 1.2×	16 0.3×	8	549
James H. Arps United States	10	480 1.8×	478 2.1×	264 1.5×	79 0.9×	38 0.7×	21	721
N. Caron France	10	165 0.6×	246 1.1×	214 1.2×	89 1.0×	25 0.4×	17	510
Yosuke OGINO Japan	13	277 1.0×	205 0.9×	613 3.5×	204 2.4×	140 2.4×	69	798
Torsten Ericsson Sweden	14	228 0.9×	414 1.8×	479 2.7×	30 0.4×	17 0.3×	43	701
Christopher Rincon United States	13	456 1.7×	443 1.9×	236 1.3×	100 1.2×	20 0.3×	19	571
Dmytro Kevorkov Canada	22	109 0.4×	419 1.8×	582 3.3×	59 0.7×	26 0.4×	49	998
Xudong Cheng China	21	168 0.6×	337 1.5×	392 2.2×	170 2.0×	35 0.6×	43	915
Cheng Deng China	16	129 0.5×	512 2.2×	208 1.2×	76 0.9×	18 0.3×	29	763

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20 of 20 papers shown

Brainard, W. A.. (1982). The worldwide market for photovoltaics in the rural sector. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 1308. 4 indexed citations

Buckley, D. H., et al.. (1981). The effect of mechanical surface and heat treatments on the erosion resistance of 6061 aluminum alloy. Wear. 65(3). 351–358. 41 indexed citations

Brainard, W. A. & Donald R. Wheeler. (1979). Adherence of sputtered titanium carbides. Thin Solid Films. 63(2). 363–368. 11 indexed citations

Brainard, W. A. & John Ferrante. (1979). Evaluation and auger analysis of a zinc-dialkyl-dithiophosphate antiwear additive in several diester lubricants. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 1 indexed citations

Ferrante, John & W. A. Brainard. (1979). Wear of aluminum and hypoeutectic aluminum-silicon alloys in boundary-lubricated pin-on disk sliding. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 7 indexed citations

Brainard, W. A. & Donald R. Wheeler. (1979). Effect of nitrogen-containing plasma on adherence, friction, and wear of radiofrequency-sputtered titanium carbide coatings. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 1 indexed citations

Wheeler, Donald R. & W. A. Brainard. (1978). Composition of rf-sputtered refractory compounds determined by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology. 15(1). 24–30. 25 indexed citations

Wheeler, Donald R. & W. A. Brainard. (1977). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study of radiofrequency sputtered chromium bromide, molybdenum disilicide, and molybdenum disulfide coatings and their friction properties. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 3 indexed citations

Brainard, W. A.. (1977). Friction and wear properties of three hard refractory coatings applied by radiofrequency sputtering. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 2 indexed citations

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Brainard, W. A. & Donald R. Wheeler. (1977). X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy study of radiofrequency-sputtered titanium, carbide, molybdenum carbide, and titanium boride coatings and their friction properties. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 1 indexed citations

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Buckley, D. H. & W. A. Brainard. (1975). Friction and wear of metals in contact with pyrolytic graphite. Carbon. 13(6). 501–508. 27 indexed citations

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Brainard, W. A. & D. H. Buckley. (1975). Dynamic SEM wear studies of tungsten carbide cermets. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 1 indexed citations

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Buckley, D. H. & W. A. Brainard. (1974). The atomic nature of polymer-metal interactions in adhesion, friction and wear. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 3 indexed citations

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Brainard, W. A. & D. H. Buckley. (1974). Dynamic-scanning-electron-microscope study of friction and wear. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 8 indexed citations

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Brainard, W. A. & D. H. Buckley. (1973). Scanning electron microscope study of polytetrafluoroethylene sliding on aluminum single crystals. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 2 indexed citations

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Brainard, W. A. & D. H. Buckley. (1973). Adhesion and friction of PTFE in contact with metals as studied by Auger spectroscopy, field ion and scanning electron microscopy. Wear. 26(1). 75–93. 53 indexed citations

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Brainard, W. A. & D. H. Buckley. (1971). Preliminary studies by field ion microscopy of adhesion of platinum and gold to tungsten and iridium. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 7 indexed citations

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Brainard, W. A. & D. H. Buckley. (1971). Preliminary friction and wear studies of cobalt-rhenium solid solution alloy in air and in vacuum. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2 indexed citations

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Brainard, W. A. & D. H. Buckley. (1971). Adhesion of polymers to tungsten as studied by field ion microscopy. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2 indexed citations

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Brainard, W. A. & D. H. Buckley. (1968). Effect of crystal transformation and atomic ordering on friction and wear of two cobalt- base alloys in vacuum. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 3 indexed citations

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