Indentation testing and its acoustic emission response: Applications and emerging trends

International Materials Reviews

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 98-142

  Faisal, N H ^a   Ahmed, R ^a   Reuben, R L ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission; Deformation; Fracture; Indentation; Review; Structure property relationships; Surface engineering

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; CRACKS; DEFORMATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TESTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INDENTATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); METALS; QUALITY CONTROL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; THIN FILMS;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION SIGNAL; ACOUSTIC-EMISSION TECHNIQUES; ACOUSTIC-EMISSIONS; FUTURE GENERATIONS; INDENTATION TESTING; NANO INDENTATION; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; SIGNAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; STRUCTURE-PROPERTIES RELATIONSHIPS; SURFACE ENGINEERING;

FRACTURE;

EID: 79951991395     PISSN: 09506608     EISSN: 17432804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743280410Y.0000000004     Document Type: Review

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