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Hardness measurements of thin films-determining the critical ratio of depth to thickness using FEM

Xun Cai, +1 more
- 01 Aug 1995 - 
- Vol. 264, Iss: 1, pp 59-71
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In this paper, the authors used the finite element method to simulate the indentation process of a wedge-shaped indenter into Al Si, Si Sapphire and TiN HSS film substrate systems.
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This article is published in Thin Solid Films.The article was published on 1995-08-01. It has received 155 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Indentation hardness & Knoop hardness test.

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Nanomechanical and nanotribological properties of carbon-based thin films: A review

TL;DR: In this paper, a-C and hydrogenated amorphous carbon (a-C:H) films with a mixture of sp 2 and sp 3 bonding are compared to metal/amorphous carbon composite films.
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Simulation of Berkovich nanoindentation experiments on thin films using finite element method

TL;DR: In this article, the authors applied the finite element technique to study the very complex stress-strain field of thin hard coatings subjected to a nano-indentation process, and the results showed that the ABAQUS finite element software package is capable of reproducing the loading-unloading behavior of a nano indentation test.
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Evaluating mechanical properties and crack resistance of CrN, CrTiN, CrAlN and CrTiAlN coatings by nanoindentation and scratch tests

TL;DR: In this article, the microstructure, mechanical properties, fracture toughness and adhesive strength were investigated via X-ray diffraction (XRD), nanoindentation and micro-scratch tests.
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Three-dimensional numerical simulation of Vickers indentation tests

TL;DR: In this article, a specific finite element simulation software, HAFILM, was developed to simulate the ultramicrohardness tests and different mesh refinements were tested because of the dependence between the values of the mechanical properties and the size of the finite element mesh.
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On the factors affecting the critical indenter penetration for measurement of coating hardness

TL;DR: The nanoindentation test is the only viable approach to assess the properties of very thin coatings (see as discussed by the authors for a detailed description of the test and a detailed analysis).
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Finite element procedures in engineering analysis

TL;DR: Elements finis Reference Record created on 2004-09-07, modified on 2016-08-08.
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Hardness measurements of thin films

TL;DR: In this paper, a simple technique is presented to obtain the characteristic microhardness values of surface coatings that are too thin for the values to be directly measured, using a physical model of film deformation during indentation.
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A study of the mechanics of microindentation using finite elements

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used the finite element method to explore the mechanics of the microindentation process and provided a more critical examination of the amount of pileup or sink-in around the indenter in the fully loaded configuration, as well as the variation of the actual contact area during indenter withdrawal.
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Interpretation of the indentation size effect in vickers microhardness measurements-absolute hardness of materials

G. Farges, +1 more
- 10 Dec 1989 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, a correction function for the measured diagonal length is introduced, and a simple geometrical model of the deformation of the material around the impression is connected with the diagonal correction.
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Assessment of Coating Hardness

TL;DR: In this paper, a thin layer hardness model was proposed for determining the hardness of thin PVD wear resistant films, and the model was used for the determination of true coating hardness.
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