Methods for analyzing nanoindentation load-displacement data to determine hardness and
elastic modulus are based on analytical solutions for the indentation of an elastic half-space …

Substrate effects on the measurement of thin film mechanical properties by nanoindentation
methods have been studied experimentally using a model soft film on hard substrate system …

An analysis of compiled literature nanoindentation hardness (Hc) and elastic modulus (E)
values of molecular crystals revealed a wide range of mechanical properties (0.001–1.80 …

The present work is concerned with the methods of analysis of data obtained from sub-
micron indentation testing such as that performed on thin film systems. The underlying …

Finite element modeling has been used to study the development of pile-up during
indentation with a rigid sphere as it relates to the measurement of mechanical properties by …

This paper reports a three-dimensional (3D) study of the microstructure and texture below a
conical nanoindent in a (111) Cu single crystal at nanometer-scale resolution. The …

This article provides a practical reference guide for instrumented indentation testing (IIT). It
summarizes the various types of indenters used in IIT and parameters describing their …

With a nano-indenter and a microhardness testing machine, nano-indentation hardness and
microhardness are measured in a wide load range (0.1–19600 mN) for five materials. Even …

Three-dimensional numerical simulations of Berkovich, Vickers and conical indenter
hardness tests were carried out to investigate the influence of indenter geometry on …

Nanoindentation is an important technique for probing the mechanical behavior of materials
at small length scales. In this study, nanoindentation was used to extract the elastic and …