A correction to the nanoindentation technique for ultrashallow indenting depths

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2359-2362

  Yeo, Chang Dong ^a   Polycarpou, Andreas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; HARDNESS; LOADS (FORCES); MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; QUARTZ;

ELASTIC RECOVERY; STANDARD FUSED QUARTZ; ULTRASHALLOW INDENTING DEPTHS;

NANOINDENTATION;

EID: 34748875311     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2007.0300     Document Type: Article

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