Indentation analysis based on the concept of representative strain offers an effective way of
obtaining mechanical properties, especially work-hardening behavior of metals, from …

The size effect on structural strength is an important phenomenon with a very old history.
Unfortunately, despite abundant experimental evidence, this phenomenon is still not taken …

Finite element simulations have been used to investigate the influence of equi-biaxial
residual stress on the unloading behaviour of nanoindentation on elastic–plastic strain …

The connection between parameters that can be measured by means of instrumented
indentation with the real mechanical properties has been a matter of discussion for several …

In the relationship between unloading contact stiffness, elastic modulus, and contact area,
which is the fundamental basic equation for nanoindentation analysis, a multiplicative …

This paper conducted a preliminary examination on the effect of microstructural
inhomogeneity on the reproducibility of the nanoindentation data. Nanoindentation tests …

This paper, based on extensive finite element simulations and scaling analysis, presents
scaling functions for the inverse problem in nanoindentation with sharp indenters to …

Extension of the indentation fracture toughness estimation method to very small length
scales often requires the use of an indenting punch much more acute than the oft-used …

This paper presents numerical and scaling analysis for continuous stiffness measurement
(CSM) in nanoindentation tests. It shows numerically and experimentally that in CSM with …

With the utilizing structural materials with small size dimensions (such as MEMS devices),
there are growing need to characterize the mechanical properties of the small volumes of …