Microhardness, toughness, and modulus of Mohs scale minerals

American Mineralogist

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 135-142

  Broz, Margaret E ^a   Cook, Robert F ^a   Whitney, Donna L ^b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastic modulus; Fracture toughness; Hardness; Mechanical properties; Mohs minerals; Nanoindentation; New technique

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CORUNDUM; ELASTIC MODULI; FLUORSPAR; HARDNESS; INDENTATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROHARDNESS; NANOINDENTATION; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; SCRATCH RESISTANCE; SILICATE MINERALS;

DEPTH SENSING INDENTATION; MEASURED PROPERTIES; MICRO INDENTATION; NEW RESULTS; NEW TECHNIQUE;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

HARDNESS; INDENTATION; MOHS SCALE;

EID: 33645231458     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2006.1844     Document Type: Article

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