Indentation-based methods to assess fracture toughness for thin coatings

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 20, 2012, Pages

  Chen, Jinju ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PATTERNS; DAMAGE MODES; FRACTURE PATTERN; INDENTATION TESTING; INDENTERS; INTERFACIAL TOUGHNESS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MATERIALS EVALUATION; THIN COATING;

MATERIALS TESTING;

COATINGS;

EID: 84860703205     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/45/20/203001     Document Type: Review

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