delamination

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It is known to be unreliable under pressure, and its layers are known to come apart in a process called delamination.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

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

Only cranksets that show signs of bonding separation or delamination will be applicable for a free replacement and installation.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

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 some parasitic Hymenoptera there is only a single embryonic membrane formed by delamination from the blastoderm, while in a few insects, including the wingless spring-tails, the embryonic membranes are vestigial or entirely wanting.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various