In this review, the operating principles of the nano-impact test technique are described,
compared and contrasted to micro-and macro-scale impact tests. Impact fatigue …

The nano-impact test is a technique for high strain rate mechanical characterization of
materials at the nano/microscale. However, its use has been limited so far due to the lack of …

Thin Films and Coatings: Toughening and Toughness Characterization captures the latest
developments in the toughening of hard coatings and in the measurement of the toughness …

Nano-impact, a high strain rate pendulum-based indentation technique, has been widely
used to extract the local dynamic mechanical response of materials in repetitive contact. In …

Herein, we present a self-similar cavity expansion model that follows from the work of Cohen
and Durban (2013b) to analyze the dynamic indentation response of elasto-plastic porous …

Coated components are often subjected to high strain rate and repetitive contact damage in
practical service, so how to quickly evaluate the dynamic contact behavior of the thin …

The traditional macro-scale form of dynamic indentation measures the dynamic deformation
behavior of a material by simulating impact conditions. Similarly, the nano-impact …

In this paper, we have studied the hypervelocity expansion of a spherical cavity in an infinite
medium modeled with the extension of the porous plasticity criterion of Gurson (1977) …

Depending on their composition diamond‐like carbon (DLC) films can have a very wide
range of mechanical properties. Accurate nanomechanical characterisation is a critical step …

Los materiales compuestos de matriz polimérica y refuerzo de fibra son en la actualidad el
material preferente en aplicaciones que requieren altas prestaciones estructurales y bajo …