Significant hardening effect due to Fe concentrations in Ni-based alloys with face-centered-
cubic structure has been studied by using a combined experimental and atomistic-based …

Experimental and theoretical investigations of nanoindentation into fcc silver and bcc iron
were performed, including an investigation of the effect near the grain boundaries …

Complementary large scale molecular-dynamics simulations and experiments have been
carried out to determine the atomistic mechanisms of the nanoindentation process in single …

This paper investigates the effect of vacancies on dislocation nucleation in iron by means of
molecular dynamics atomistic simulations at low temperatures. Increasing the vacancy …

Nanoindentation experiments at low indentation depths are strongly influenced by
micromechanical effects, such as the indentation size effect, pile-up or sink-in behaviour and …

Nanoindentation experiments have shown that microstructural inhomogeneities across the
surface of gold thin films lead to position-dependent nanoindentation behavior [Phys. Rev. B …

In order to better understand how an indent-induced plastic zone forms, the experimental
conditions associated with nanoindentation testing on fcc crystals are modeled, using a …

The mechanical behaviour of very small volumes differs from what is typically observed on
the macrolevel. In particular, thin metal films with nanometer-sized coatings possess …

Understanding plasticity initiation and evolution in nanoindentation tests is a fundamental
issue. In this study, a continuum model is developed to analytically predict the force-depth …

Our understanding of mechanics is pushed to its limit when the functionality of devices is
controlled at the nanometer scale. A fundamental understanding of nanomechanics is …