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

A Critical Evaluation of Indentation Techniques for Measuring Fracture Toughness: I, Direct Crack Measurements

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

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Theory of Dislocations (2nd ed.)

J. P. Hirth, J. Lothe, T. Mura · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1983 · 2K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering +17

On the generality of the relationship among contact stiffness, contact area, and elastic modulus during indentation

George M. Pharr, W. C. Oliver, F. R. Brotzen · Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources · 1992 · 1.5K citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +16