To measure nanomechanical properties of surface layers of bulk materials and thin films,
depth-sensing nanoindentation measurement techniques are used commonly. The …

Extreme cooling rates during physical vapor deposition (PVD) allow growth of metastable
phases. However, we propose that reactive PVD processes can be described by a gas–solid …

This study describes a method that allows estimation of the equi-biaxial residual stress (σ R),
yield strength (σ y), the strain hardening exponent (n), and the ratio (α) between strain at …

In this study, residual stress in Sn-3.0 Ag-0.5 Cu lead-free solder after annealing at varying
temperature and duration was investigated by nanoindentation and uniaxial tensile …

Mechanical properties of a hard and stiff WC coating on steel substrate have been
investigated using nanoindentation combined with finite element modeling (FEM) and …

A technology called net mask laser shock peening (NMLSP) is presented in this paper. A
metallic mesh grid was used as a mask. When a high energy laser beam travels through the …

W 2 N-Cu films with different Cu content ranging from 0 to 6.22 at.% were deposited by
reactive magnetron sputtering technique. The structure, mechanical and tribological …

In instrumented indentation testing (IIT), residual stress can be evaluated by shift in
indentation load-depth curves for stress-free and stressed states. Although the average …

Abstract 304 Stainless steel (SS)-reinforced A356 aluminium matrix composites were
manufactured by melt infiltration casting. Recycled SS shavings were pressed to obtain …

The determination of residual stresses in engineering materials using sharp indentation
testing is studied analytically and numerically. The numerical part of the investigation is …