Recent progresses in the phenomenological description for the indentation size effect in microhardness testing of brittle ceramics

Journal of Advanced Ceramics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 38-49

  Jiang, Danyu ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

Author keywords

hardness; indentation; residual stress; size effect

Indexed keywords

HARDNESS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SIZE DETERMINATION;

EMPIRICAL EQUATIONS; INDENTATION HARDNESS; INDENTATION SIZE EFFECTS; MICROHARDNESS TESTING; PHENOMENOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION; PROPORTIONAL SPECIMEN RESISTANCE MODEL; SEMIEMPIRICAL EQUATION; SIZE EFFECTS;

INDENTATION;

EID: 84974604972     PISSN: 22264108     EISSN: 22278508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40145-012-0004-2     Document Type: Review

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