MoS 2 thin films have been deposited onto 52100 steel substrates by aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition using the metal-organic precursor tetrakis(diethyl-dithiocarbamato)molybdenum(IV) (1). Analysis of the films indicates growth of an initial, highly crystalline FeS layer exhibiting preferred orientation parallel to the substrate, followed by growth of MoS 2 nanoparticles. Friction coefficients for MoS 2 -coated steel specimens reach 0.10 when tested at 100 °C in air. Tetrakis(tert-butylthiolato)titanium(IV) (2), dissolved with complex 1 in THF solutions, yields nanoparticle films of variable TiO 2 content as a result of solvent decomposition on MoS 2 and subsequent in situ reaction with the titanium precursor.

Using supercritical nitrogen as the physical foaming agent, microcellular polypropylene (PP) nanocomposites were prepared in microcellular injection molding. The main purpose of this work is to study effects of content of nano-CaCO3 on the crystallization, mechanical properties, and cell structure of PP nanocomposites in microcellular injection molding. The results show that adding nano-CaCO3 to PP could improve its mechanical properties and cell structure. The thermal stability and crystallinity enhances with increase of nano-CaCO3. As a bubble nucleating agent, adding nano-CaCO3 to PP improves the cell structure in both the parallel sections and vertical sections. The mechanical properties increase first and then decrease with increase of nano-CaCO3. The mechanical properties are affected by the cell structure, as well. The mechanical properties and cell structure are optimum when the content of nano-CaCO3 is 6 wt %.

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A combined in-mold decoration and microcellular injection molding (IMD/MIM) method by integrating in-mold decoration injection molding (IMD) with microcellular injection molding (MIM) was proposed in this paper. To verify the effectiveness of the IMD/MIM method, comparisons of in-mold decoration injection molding (IMD), conventional injection molding (CIM), IMD/MIM and microcellular injection molding (MIM) simulations and experiments were performed. The results show that compared with MIM, the film flattens the bubbles that have not been cooled and turned to the surface, thus improving the surface quality of the parts. The existence of the film results in an asymmetrical temperature distribution along the thickness of the sample, and the higher temperature on the film side leads the cell to move toward it, thus obtaining a cell-offset part. However, the mechanical properties of the IMD/MIM splines are degraded due to the presence of cells, while specific mechanical properties similar to their solid counterparts are maintained. Besides, the existence of the film reduces the heat transfer coefficient of the film side so that the sides of the part are cooled asymmetrically, causing warpage.