A study on robust indentation techniques to evaluate elastic–plastic properties of metals

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

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Indentation size effects in crystalline materials: A law for strain gradient plasticity

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The relation between load and penetration in the axisymmetric boussinesq problem for a punch of arbitrary profile

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Plane strain deformation near a crack tip in a power-law hardening material

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

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