New formulation of the nanomechanical quantities using the β-material concept and the indentation function

Materials Letters

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 889-894

  Attaf, M T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Material concept; Indentation function; Nanomechanical quantities

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTOPLASTICITY; HARDNESS; INDENTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS; THIN FILMS;

ELASTIC ENERGY CONSTANT; INDENTATION FUNCTION; NANOMECHANICAL QUANTITIES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 0348090622     PISSN: 0167577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2003.07.030     Document Type: Article

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