Mechanical Properties of Nanometre Volumes of Material: use of the Elastic Response of Small Area Indentations

Atomic Force Microscope

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

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Hardness measurement at penetration depths as small as 20 nm

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An utrasonic study of the area of contact between stationary and sliding surfaces

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