Jennett, N M; McCartney, L N; Lawrence, K; Hunt, R; Maxwell, A; Koskinen, J*; Meneve, J*; Wegener, W*; Gibson, N*; Zhihui Xu*,, ; Bushby, A J*; Chudoba, T*; Cavaleiro, A*; Herrmann, K*; Consiglio, R*; Augereau, F*; Schneider, D* (2001) Indicoat Final Report Determination of hardness and modulus of thin films and coatings by nanoindentation. NPL Report. MATC(A)24

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Abstract

This report describes the work that has been conducted during the European Indicoat project into the nanoindentation of coatings. The project determined the sensitivity of hardness and modulus values to: instrument calibration and environment; indenter geometry calibration; the instrumental parameters of the detailed loading cycles; and material effects such as coating type and thickness. Selected models have been compared, tested, validated and the limits of their applicability determined. The models used independent traceable values of the coatings Young's modulus obtained by acoustic methods. Validation involved comparing the modelled response with the experimentally determined indentation response.

Item Type:	Report/Guide (NPL Report)
NPL Report No.:	MATC(A)24
Subjects:	Advanced Materials Advanced Materials > Surface Engineering
Last Modified:	02 Feb 2018 13:17
URI:	http://eprintspublications.npl.co.uk/id/eprint/1949

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