Evolution of dislocation substructures in metals via high-strain-rate nanoindentation

Y Zhang, BL Hackett, J Dong… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Deformation at high strain rates often results in high stresses on many engineering
materials, potentially leading to catastrophic failure without proper design. High-strain-rate …

Grain size effect on the mechanical properties of nanocrystalline magnesium aluminate spinel

JM Maita, S Rommel, JR Davis, H Ryou… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
To develop transparent materials with superior mechanical properties, nanocrystalline
magnesium aluminate (MgAl 2 O 4) spinel with grain sizes ranging from 3.7 to 80 nm has …

A unified approach to quantify the material and geometrical effects in indentation size effect

H Seekala, L Bathini, NP Wasekar… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Springer
The seminal work of Nix and Gao in (J Mech Phys Solids, 46: 411–425, 1998), laid the
foundation for quantifying indentation size effect (ISE). Several groups around the world …

[HTML][HTML] Indentation size effect: an improved mechanistic model incorporating surface undulation and indenter tip irregularity

X Li, W Zhang, M Han, F Xie, D Li, J Zhang… - Journal of materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Indentation size effect (ISE), in general, is observed in shallow indentation tests, which is
manifested as an increase (NISE) or decrease (RISE) in hardness with penetration depth …

Strain gradient plasticity phenomenon in surface treated plain carbon steel

TK Asumadu, K Mensah-Darkwa, E Gikunoo… - Materials Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Surface engineering is essential for materials being used for functional and structural
applications. There have been various approaches and mechanisms used for improving …

Indentation size effect in the hardness measurements of high entropy carbides

O Petruš, R Sedlák, T Csanádi… - Ceramics …, 2023 - Elsevier
The indentation load-size effect was investigated during hardness testing of high entropy
carbides with different hardness, applying indentation loads from 50 mN to 10 N. The …

Micromechanical Contrast of Ordos Basin Sandstone‐Mudstone Interbedded Layered Rocks

R Yang, R Cong, Y Gong, Z Pang… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Layered rocks are heterogeneous media composed of multiscale minerals with contrasting
geomechanical properties. It remains unclear how the mechanical responses of constituent …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the nanoscale hardness/strength properties of high-entropy alloy particles using the nanoindentation technique

AG Custodio, KJ Lindquist, M Tolentino… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Particulate feedstock constitutes the building block in modern day additive manufacturing
(AM) era. Cold spray (CS) is a leading process technology to adhere to the AM principle …

Small-depth nanoindentation studies of an additively manufactured titanium alloy: Anisotropic nanomechanical properties and correlation with microscopic …

Z Liu, L Lang, S Mohammed, D Chen, B He, Y Zou - Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoindentation has been widely used to measure local mechanical properties of
heterogeneous materials. The nanohardness (H), typically measured at indentation depths …

Microstructure and hardness evolution induced by annealing of ion irradiated LiTaO3

Y Liu, J Sun, X Han, Q Huang, E Zarkadoula… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
The evolution of the microstructure and mechanical properties of low-energy heavy-ion-
irradiated LiTaO 3 crystals annealed at various temperatures was investigated by …