Deformation of a hard coating on ductile substrate system during nanoindentation: Role of the coating microstructure

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 437-447

  Xie, Z H ^a   Hoffman, M ^a   Moon, R J ^a   Munroe, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUCTILITY; ELASTICITY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INDENTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; STAINLESS STEEL; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTRATES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COATING MICROSTRUCTURE; DUCTILE SUBSTRATE SYSTEM; NANOINDENTATION; STAINLESS STEEL SUBSTRATE;

TITANIUM NITRIDE;

EID: 33644547332     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2006.0050     Document Type: Article

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