On the measurement of hardness of super-hard coatings

An improved technique for determining hardness and elastic modulus using load and displacement sensing indentation experiments

W. C. Oliver, George M. Pharr · Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources · 1992 · 26.1K citations

Elastic Modulus, Improved Technique, Engineering +11

A method for interpreting the data from depth-sensing indentation instruments

M. Doerner, William D. Nix · Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources · 1986 · 2.8K citations

Geometric Modeling, Engineering, Measurement +8

Different approaches to superhard coatings and nanocomposites

S. Vepřek, Maritza G. J. Vepřek-Heijman, Pavla Karvánková et al. · Thin Solid Films · 2004 · 774 citations

Materials Science, Different Approaches, Thermal Spray Coating +5

Towards the understanding of mechanical properties of super- and ultrahard nanocomposites

S. Vepřek, A. S. Argon · Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena · 2002 · 258 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Hardness +16

Thermal stability of superhard nanocomposite coatings consisting of immiscible nitrides

H.-D. Männling, D. S. Patil, K. Moto et al. · Surface and Coatings Technology · 2001 · 155 citations

Materials Science, Thermal Spray Coating, Engineering +7