Analysis of the indentation size effect in brittle materials from nanoindentation load-displacement curve

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2419-2426

  Ebisu, T ^a   Horibe, S ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hardness; Nano indentation; Surface; ZrO2

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE MATERIALS; DEFORMATION PROCESS; FUSED QUARTZ; INDENTATION SIZE EFFECTS; LOAD DEPENDENCE; LOAD-DISPLACEMENT CURVE; NANOINDENTATION LOAD-DISPLACEMENT CURVES; SECOND ORDERS; SMALL DISPLACEMENT; STRESS-INDUCED TRANSFORMATION;

CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CRACKS; HARDNESS; NANOINDENTATION; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SINGLE CRYSTALS; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

CERIUM;

EID: 77953957836     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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