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Nanoindentation in materials research: Past, present, and future

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Warren C. Oliver  and
George M. Pharr
Warren C. Oliver
Affiliation:
Nanomechanics, Inc., and FFD, Inc, TN; [email protected]
George M. Pharr
Affiliation:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville; [email protected]
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Abstract

The method we introduced in 1992 for measuring hardness and elastic modulus by nanoindentation testing has been widely adopted and used in the characterization of mechanical behavior at small scales. Since its original development, the method has undergone numerous refinements and changes brought about by improvements to testing equipment and techniques, as well as advances in our understanding of the mechanics of elastic-plastic contact. In this article, we briefly review the history of the method, comment on its capabilities and limitations, and discuss some of the emerging areas in materials research where it has played, or promises to play, an important role.

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MRS Bulletin , Volume 35 , Issue 11: Emerging areas of actinide science , November 2010 , pp. 897 - 907
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2010

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