Nanoindentation hardness anisotropy of alumina crystal: A molecular dynamics study

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 92, Issue 16, 2008, Pages

  Nishimura, Kenji ^a   Kalia, Rajiv K ^b   Nakano, Aiichiro ^b   Vashishta, Priya ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HARDNESS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOINDENTATION; STACKING FAULTS;

ALUMINA CRYSTALS; NANOINDENTATION HARDNESS ANISOTROPY; PYRAMIDAL DISLOCATIONS;

CRYSTALS;

EID: 42549109080     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2913016     Document Type: Article

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