Review of nanoindentation size effect: Experiments and atomistic simulation

GZ Voyiadjis, M Yaghoobi - Crystals, 2017 - mdpi.com
Nanoindentation is a well-stablished experiment to study the mechanical properties of
materials at the small length scales of micro and nano. Unlike the conventional indentation …

[HTML][HTML] A review of key developments and pertinent issues in nanoindentation testing of fibre reinforced plastic microstructures

M Hardiman, TJ Vaughan, CT McCarthy - Composite structures, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent decades, nanoindentation has emerged as a useful experimental technique for
characterising the in situ properties of fibrous composite constituents. However, the elastic …

On the relationship between indentation hardness and modulus, and the damage resistance of biological materials

D Labonte, AK Lenz, ML Oyen - Acta biomaterialia, 2017 - Elsevier
The remarkable mechanical performance of biological materials is based on intricate
structure–function relationships. Nanoindentation has become the primary tool for …

Influence of modulus-to-hardness ratio and harmonic parameters on continuous stiffness measurement during nanoindentation

B Merle, V Maier-Kiener, GM Pharr - Acta materialia, 2017 - Elsevier
Dynamic nanoindentation is a popular method for continuously probing the mechanical
properties of a sample as a function of depth. It is shown here that special caution should be …

Instrumented indentation of fused silica by Berkovich indenter

C Gao, M Liu - Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2017 - Elsevier
Scaling relationships among indentation variables such as the maximum indentation
displacement, contact depth, the ratio of load over contact stiffness, and the ratio of …

Enhanced properties of tungsten thin films deposited with a novel HiPIMS approach

IL Velicu, V Tiron, C Porosnicu, I Burducea… - Applied Surface …, 2017 - Elsevier
Despite the tremendous potential for industrial use of tungsten (W), very few studies have
been reported so far on controlling and tailoring the properties of W thin films obtained by …

Nanomechanical properties, wear resistance and in-vitro characterization of Ta2O5 nanotubes coating on biomedical grade Ti–6Al–4V

M Sarraf, BA Razak, B Nasiri-Tabrizi, A Dabbagh… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Elsevier
Tantalum pentoxide nanotubes (Ta 2 O 5 NTs) can dramatically raise the biological
functions of different kinds of cells, thus have promising applications in biomedical fields. In …

Determination of material properties of thin films and coatings using indentation tests: a review

W Wen, AA Becker, W Sun - Journal of Materials Science, 2017 - Springer
This paper presents a review of the mechanical characterisation of thin film and coated
systems using indentation tests. The potential in assessing mechanical properties of films …

Pile-up and sink-in nanoindentation behaviors in AlCoCrFeNi multi-phase high entropy alloy

G Muthupandi, KR Lim, YS Na, J Park, D Lee… - Materials Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Microstructures and nanoindentation behaviors were studied on annealed AlCoCrFeNi high
entropy alloy. Both pile-up and sink-in characteristics were found in the grain boundary and …

Expedited development of a high dose orally disintegrating metformin tablet enabled by sweet salt formation with acesulfame

C Wang, S Hu, CC Sun - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2017 - Elsevier
Salt formation has been extensively used to improve drug properties, including solubility,
stability and mechanical properties. A sweet salt of metformin with acesulfame, prepared …