We provide an overview of the basic concepts of scaling and dimensional analysis, followed
by a review of some of the recent work on applying these concepts to modeling instrumented …

This paper reviews commonly used methods of analysing and interpreting nanoindentation
test data, with a particular emphasis on the testing of thin films. The popularity of …

Instrumented indentation has been developed and widely utilized as one of the most
versatile and practical means of extracting mechanical properties of materials. This method …

Nanoindentation has become a commonplace tool for the measurement of mechanical
properties at small scales, but may have even greater importance as a technique for …

Accurately obtaining the mechanical properties of materials is crucial for materials property
evaluations and engineering designs. Nanoindentation technology has emerged as an …

Residual stress is an important manufacture factor affecting the working life of components
and structures. In this paper, a dimensionless method is proposed to determine the residual …

As one of the representative characteristics of plastic deformation, microstructural plastic
strain inhomogeneity has triggered a broad interest in uncovering the corresponding …

Several composites comprise material phases that cannot be recapitulated ex situ, including
calcium silicate hydrates in cementitous materials, hydroxyapatite in bone, and clay …

In this work, a multi-scale approach was applied to reveal the evolution mechanisms of the δ
(Ni 3 Nb) phase and the resultant mechanical responses in wire-arc additive manufactured …

Indentation testing is a common method to assess the mechanical properties of materials
near their surface. The elasto-plastic properties may be determined from the force …