Fused filament fabrication (FFF) is one of the additive manufacturing (AM) techniques that
have revolutionized the manufacturing strategy in the last 2 to 3 decades. The quality of the …

Indentation is a remarkably flexible mechanical test due to its relative experimental
simplicity. Coupled with advances in instrument development, ease of implementation has …

This review paper focuses on dislocations and plastic deformation in magnesium oxide
crystals. MgO is an archetype ionic ceramic with refractory properties which is of interest in …

Application of micromechanical modelling of hydrated cement paste (HCP) gains more and
more interests in the field of cementitious materials. One of the most promising approaches …

The increasing energy demand has pushed oil and gas exploration and development limits
to extremely challenging and harsher HTHP (High Temperature and High Pressure) …

In order to improve the wear resistance of an aluminum alloy, an in situ synthesized TiB2
particulate-reinforced metal matrix composite coating was formed on a 2024 aluminum alloy …

The nanoindentation technique is used to measure the hardness and Young's modulus of
copper thin films with substrates of Si, SiO2 and LiNbO3. The results show that in all …

Indentation test is a powerful method of material characterization for measuring and
extracting mechanical properties at small scales with a long history and wide range of …

Mechanical behavior of B 4 C-HfB 2 particulate ceramic composite doped with CrB+ Cr 3 B 4
chromium boride compounds were studied by nanoindentation. Hardness, Young's …

The structural, thermal, electrical and mechanical properties of fully dense B4C ceramics,
sintered using Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS), were studied and compared to the properties …