A general shape/size-effect law for nanoindentation

Acta Materialia

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1947-1953

  Pugno, Nicola M ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dislocation; Hardness; Nanostructure; Scaling

Indexed keywords

DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); HARDNESS; MATERIALS SCIENCE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

ENERGY FLUX; INDENTERS; NANOINDENTATION; SPATIAL TEMPORAL SCALING LAW;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE;

EID: 33847279789     PISSN: 13596454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2006.10.053     Document Type: Article

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