delamination

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The researchers then placed samples of the nanotube-reinforced composite in an experimental setup to test their resilience to "delamination," or the potential for layers to separate.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024

That stress could potentially cause delamination, a horizontal splitting of the carbon-fiber hull, he said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023

The delamination of the cells from the underlying carbon-fibre board has occurred close to the hinges that will be used to fold the arrays during the journey to Mars.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2020

Such films require a process known as delamination to separate them from their growth substrates, which deteriorates the material’s quality and necessitates further processing10,11.

From Nature • Jan. 21, 2020

In it cleavage gives rise to a solid mass, which divides by delamination into two layers, the ectoderm and endoderm.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various