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 …
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 …
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 …
Surface engineering is essential for materials being used for functional and structural applications. There have been various approaches and mechanisms used for improving …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Nanoindentation has been widely used to measure local mechanical properties of heterogeneous materials. The nanohardness (H), typically measured at indentation depths …
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 …