... microscopy brittle fracture cermets cobalt fracture toughness hardness testing indentation microhardness nanocomposites nanofabrication nanoparticles spray coating techniques tungsten compounds wear resistance X-ray diffraction ceramic-metallic composite near-nanocrystalline coating...

... tests had the same tendency to have smaller uncertainties for tensile strength than yield strength. These results suggest that the simplified model can be used to estimate the uncertainty in indentation tensile properties. 11 09 2008 04 02 2009 26 05 2009 hardness testing...

... polymers clay nanocomposites melt processing transmission electron microscopy scanning electron microscopy hardness testing tensile testing impact testing bending strength hardness impact (mechanical) fracture surface morphology 25 07 2005 13 06 2006 Kojima , Y...

...Sung-Hoon Kim; Eun-chae Jeon; Dongil Kwon Hardness tests are performed to determine not only hardness but also other properties such as strength, wear resistance, and deformation resistance. They are also performed to predict residual lifetime through analysis of the hardness reduction or hardness...

... behavior,” and we shall discuss possible mechanisms for this behavior. 05 September 2003 24 March 2004 09 11 2004 brass aluminium hardness testing microhardness indentation dislocation loops work hardening annealing Indentation Size Effect Nanoindention Strain Gradient...

... obtained from experiments. The model was also verified by comparing its predictions with the experimentally determined values of hardness reported by previous researchers. The results showed that within the applicable range of Brinell hardness test, which covers a great percentage of hardness levels...

... years, indentation test, or else referred to as hardness test, has been a standard method for material characterization as it provides a convenient non-destructive experimental procedure for evaluating basic material properties 3 4 . Compared to uniaxial tensile tests, the advantage of indentation...

... Division January 10, 2003; revision received June 17, 2003. Associate Editor: A. Pelegri and A. Karlsson. 10 January 2003 17 June 2003 22 09 2003 indentation hardness testing tensile testing statistical analysis Taguchi methods The continuous indentation test is widely...

... April 2002 10 March 2003 10 07 2003 hardness testing hardness CVD coatings diamond indentation elastic limit internal stresses finite element analysis Young's modulus elastic moduli measurement simulation Indentation tests have long been used to evaluate the strength...

... AND TECHNOLOGY . Manuscript received by the Materials Division August 6, 2001; revised manuscript received February 19, 2002. Guest Editors: Tariq A. Khraishi and Hussein M. Zbib. 06 August 2001 19 February 2002 10 06 2002 indentation hardness hardness testing finite element analysis...

... September 13, 2001. Associate Editor: E. Werner. 15 03 2001 13 09 2001 26 03 2002 hardness testing yield stress work hardening plastic deformation Young's modulus indentation finite element analysis Hardness testing is one of the most frequently used material testing...