On the determination of the Young's modulus of thin films using indentation tests

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 44, Issue 25-26, 2007, Pages 8313-8334

  Antunes, J M ^a,b   Fernandes, J V ^a   Sakharova, N A ^a   Oliveira, M C ^a   Menezes, L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE TOMAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Numerical simulation; Thin films; Vickers indentation

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; INDENTATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; THIN FILMS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VICKERS HARDNESS;

PLASTIC PROPERTIES; SUBSTRATE HARDNESS; THIN COATINGS;

ELASTIC MODULI;

EID: 35548945419     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2007.06.015     Document Type: Article

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