Feature Articles (PDF)

In this section we provide a selection of feature articles on nanoindentation which will be of interest to both our existing and prospective customers. Articles are added regularly. In coming weeks, we shall see articles on finite element analysis, measurement of surface forces, fracture toughness determination, and more...Requires Acrobat Reader 6.

• Article #1: Indenter selection guidelines
• Article #2: Finite element analysis
• Article #3: Fracture toughness
• Article $4: Surface forces
• Article #5: The plastic zone
• Article #6: (coming soon)
• Article #7: Low load testing
• Article #8: Techniques in nanoindentation
• Article #9: What to look for when choosing a nanoindenter (email us for a copy)

• he IBIS Handbook of Nanoindentation
  (free download available)
• Nanoindentation 2nd Edition
  (a complete book on nanoindentation available at bookshops)
• Introduction to Contact Mechanics 2nd Edition
  (a more general text on contact mechanics)