Cyclic indentation testing refers to applying and releasing indentation load on the surface of a test material using an indenter. This has been one of the primary tests in the area of material testing ...

Indentation testing is a non-destructive evaluation method that has become indispensable in the determination of materials’ mechanical properties. By applying a controlled force through an indenter ...

Newly developed high-entropy alloys (HEA), which are useful for high-temperature applications, show superior mechanical properties at elevated temperatures when compared to conventional superalloys or ...

Nowadays, instrumented indentation is routinely used in quality control as well as in many different areas of industrial and academic research. This technique is generally known as nanoindentation ...

In Session 6 of the KLA Instruments Indentation University series, we provide some background on shale properties, and discuss and demonstrate the experimental method of ISO 14577 hardness testing and ...

With the international transportation networks of oil and gas pipelines aging, automated ball indentation (ABI) testing provides a means of monitoring their structural integrity, particularly ...

Using Nanovea’s Mechanical Tester in indentation mode, with a cylindrical flat tip, it’s possible to obtain tensile-yield strength data that correspond directly to macro tensile data. Nanovea, a ...

Ceramic composites reinforced with nanoscale materials such as nanotubes are widely expected to have superior mechanical properties compared with more conventional composite materials. However, new ...

A particularly flexible nano-indentation system by Micro Materials Ltd. offers a large variety of methods for materials characterization, including nano-indentation, nano-impact and nano-scratch and ...

President, Wyoming Test Fixtures Inc. An important consideration for many composite structures, damage assessment targets two primary components: damage resistance and damage tolerance. Damage ...