The modified rockwell test: A new probe for mechanical properties of metals

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 371-382

  Baxevani, E A ^a   Giannakopoulos, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Rockwell test; Strain hardening; Vickers indentation

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; FINITE ELEMENT SOLUTION; HARDENING PROPERTIES; INDENTATION DEPTH; METAL SUBSTRATE; MICRO-INDENTATION TESTS; NOVEL METHODOLOGY; POWER LAW; ROCKWELL; ROCKWELL TEST; VICKERS; VICKERS INDENTATION;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICITY; STRAIN HARDENING; SUGAR (SUCROSE); TESTING;

STRAIN;

EID: 67649345955     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-008-9184-7     Document Type: Article

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