Mechanical analysis of the scratching of metals and polymers with conical indenters at moderate and large strains

The Friction and Lubrication of Solids

Frank Philip Bowden, D. Tabor, Frederic Palmer · American Journal of Physics · 1951 · 5.9K citations

Engineering, Materials Science, Physics +10

The correlation of indentation experiments

K. L. Johnson · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids · 1970 · 1.4K citations

Dentistry, Data Science, Experimental Design +4

The hardness of solids

D. Tabor · Reviews of Physics in Technology · 1970 · 616 citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

An explanation of the different regimes of friction and wear using asperity deformation models

John Challen, P.L.B. Oxley · Wear · 1979 · 543 citations

Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering +13

A theoretical study of the Brinell hardness test

Robert Hill, Bertil Storåkers, Adam Zdunek · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1989 · 428 citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17