Scratch and indentation tests on seashells

Tribology International

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-49

  Leung, H M ^a   Sinha, Sujeet K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Nano indentation; Scratching; Seashells

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GEMS; HARDNESS; NANOINDENTATION; SUGARS; TESTING; THEOREM PROVING; VICKERS HARDNESS; VICKERS HARDNESS TESTING;

CALCIUM CARBONATES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; GREEN MUSSELS; HIGHER LOADS; INDENTATION TESTS; INNER LAYERS; MICRO HARDNESSES; MODULUS OF ELASTICITIES; NANO INDENTATIONS; NORMAL LOADS; OUTER LAYERS; OUTER SHELLS; OUTER SURFACES; POLYGLYCINE; SCRATCH HARDNESSES; SCRATCH TESTS; SCRATCHING; SEASHELLS; SOAKING TIMES; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 56249129271     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2008.05.015     Document Type: Article

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