On the description of indentation size effect in hardness testing for ceramics: Analysis of the nanoindentation data

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2193-2201

  Peng, Zhijian ^a   Gong, Jianghong ^a   Miao, Hezhuo ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hardness; Mechanical properties; Nanoindentation

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; HARDNESS; INDENTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SILICON NITRIDE;

IDENTATION SIZE EFFECT (ISE); PROPORTIONAL SPECIMEN RESISTANCE (PSR) MODEL;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

CERAMICS;

EID: 1342329508     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2219(03)00641-1     Document Type: Article

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