This article reviews recent literature on polymer nanocomposites using advanced
indentation techniques to evaluate the surface mechanical properties down to the nanoscale …

A new technique based on the detection of the amplitude of the second harmonic was
described in a previous paper. To compute the elastic modulus and the hardness of …

A tribofilm was formed on the Ti–6Al–4V surface when sliding against a DLC coating under
fretting condition in air. The tribofilm is mainly composed of the oxidized wear product of Ti …

During conventional nanoindentation measurements, the indentation depths are usually
larger than 1–10 nm, which hinders the ability to study ultra-thin films (< 10 nm) and …

The rheological properties of amorphous olivine thin films deposited by pulsed laser
deposition have been studied based on ambient temperature nanoindentation under …

The prediction of the micromechanical response of fibre-reinforced polymer composites with
numerical models relies on the assumption that the matrix behaves like a bulk sample of the …

We report on the effects of W content on the microstructure, mechanical properties and
thermal stability of dilute NiW electrodeposits− up to 5 at% W. The microstructure of NiW is …

Shot peening of complex geometries can generate rolled edges which mechanical
properties, compared to a flat shot peened specimen, are not well known. Electron …

Determination of mechanical properties with nanoindentation tests needs a knowledge of
contact area, which is characterized with an area function. In the current methods, typically …

The instrumented nanoindentation technique is commonly used to probe surface
mechanical properties at the nanometer scale. The technique consists in applying a normal …