ELASTIC-PLASTIC EFFECTS DURING VERY LOW-LOAD HARDNESS TESTING OF COPPER

Authors
ARMSTRONG RW SHIN H RUFF AW
Citation
Rw. Armstrong et al., ELASTIC-PLASTIC EFFECTS DURING VERY LOW-LOAD HARDNESS TESTING OF COPPER, Acta metallurgica et materialia, 43(3), 1995, pp. 1037-1043
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science","Metallurgy & Metallurigical Engineering
Journal title
Acta metallurgica et materialia → ACNP
ISSN journal
09567151
Volume
43
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1037 - 1043
Database
ISI
SICI code
0956-7151(1995)43:3<1037:EEDVLH>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
A nanoindentation test system has been applied to obtaining continuous low-load/penetration depth results on a reference copper material. As usual, higher apparent hardness values occur at the lowest load value s. An explanation is given in terms of the elastic load bearing capaci ty of the material. The analysis leads to a proposed hardness stress/s train description that appears to be satisfactory.