Nanoindentation and the indentation size effect: Kinetics of deformation and strain gradient plasticity

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 357-381

  Elmustafa, A A ^a   Stone, D S ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation volume; Alpha brass; Aluminum; Geometrically necessary dislocations; Indentation creep; Indentation size effect; Nanoindentation; Strain gradient plasticity

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DEFORMATION; HARDNESS; LOADS (FORCES); PLASTICITY; REACTION KINETICS; STRAIN;

NANOIDENTATION;

INDENTATION;

EID: 0037290577     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5096(02)00033-9     Document Type: Article

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