A new insight on reversible deformation and incipient plasticity during nanoindentation test in MgO

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 883-889

  Montagne, Alex ^a   Tromas, Christophe ^a   Audurier, Valérie ^a   Woirgard, Jacques ^a  

^a SP2MI   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MAGNESIA; NUCLEATION;

DEFECT-FREE SURFACES; HERTZ CONTACT THEORY; INCIPIENT PLASTICITY; LOAD-DISPLACEMENT CURVE; NANOINDENTATION TESTS; NUCLEATION PROCESS; REVERSIBLE DEFORMATION; SPHERICAL INDENTERS;

NANOINDENTATION;

EID: 63149133232     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2009.0127     Document Type: Article

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