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MICROINDENTATION TECHNIQUES IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A symposium sponsored by ASTM Committee E-4 on Metallograpliy and by the International Metallographic Society Philadelphia,PA,15-18 July 1984 ASTM SPECIAL TECHNICAL PUBLICATION 889 Peter J.Blau and Brian R.Lawn National Bureau of Standards editors ASTM Publication Code Number(PCN)04-889000-28 m 1916 Race Street,Philadelphia,PA 19103 Jl!3rPInternational Metallographic Society Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Wed Dec 23 18:24:30 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Pubiication Data Microindentation techniques in materials science and engineering.(ASTM special technical publication;889)ASTM publication code number(PCN)04-889000-28.Includes bibliographies and index.1.MaterialsTestingCongresses.2.Hardness TestingCongresses.3.MetallographyCongresses.I.Blau,Peter J.II.Lawn,Brian R.III.American Society for Testing and Materials.Committee E-4 on Metallography.IV.International Metallographic Society.VI.Series.TA410.M65 1986 620.1126 85-28577 ISBN 0-8031-0441-3 Copyright by AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS 1985 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number:85-28577 NOTE The Society is not responsible,as a body,for the statements and opinions advanced in this publication.Printed in Ann Arbor,MI February 1986 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Wed Dec 23 18:24:30 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Foreword This publication,Microindentation Techniques in Materials Science and Engineering,contains papers presented at the Microindentation Hardness Testing Symposium and Workshop,which was held 15-18 July 1984 in Phila-delphia,PA.The event was jointly sponsored by ASTM,through its Commit-tee E-4 on Metallography,and the International Metallographic Society.Chairing the symposium were Peter J.Blau and Brian R.Lawn,both of the National Bureau of Standards,who also served as editors of this publication.Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Wed Dec 23 18:24:30 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Related ASTM Publications Practical Applications of Quantitative Metallography,STP 839(1984),04-839000-28 MiCon 82:Optimization of Processing,Properties,and Service Performance Through Microstructural Control,STP 792(1983),04-792000-28 MiCon 78:Optimization of Processing,Properties,and Service Performance Through Microstructural Control,STP 672(1979),04-672000-28 Damage Tolerance of Metallic Structures:Analysis Methods and Applica-tions,STP 842(1984),04-842000-30 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Wed Dec 23 18:24:30 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.A Note of Appreciation to Reviewers The quality of the papers that appear in this publication reflects not only the obvious efforts of the authors but also the unheralded,though essential,work of the reviewers.On behalf of ASTM we acknowledge with appreciation their dedication to high professional standards and their sacrifice of time and effort.ASTM Committee on Publications Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Wed Dec 23 18:24:30 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.ASTM Editorial Staff Helen P.Mahy Janet R.Schroeder Kathleen A.Greene William T.Benzing Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Wed Dec 23 18:24:30 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Contents Introduction FUNDAMENTALS OF INDENTATION TESTING IVUcroindentations in MetalsLEONARD E.SAMUELS 5 Discussion 25 Indentation of Brittle MaterialsDAVID B.MARSHALL AND BRIAN R.LAWN 26 Discussion 45 Characterization of Submicrometie Surface Layers by Indentation HUBERT M.POLLOCK,DANIEL MAUGIS,AND MICHEL BARQUINS 47 Vickeis Indentation Curves of Elastoplastic Materials JEAN L.LOUBET,JEAN M.GEORGES,AND GERARD MEILLE 72 Measurement of Hardness at Indentation Depths as Low as 20 Nanometresw.c.OLIVER,R.HUTCHINGS,AND J.B.PETHICA 90 Dislocation Aspects of Plastic Flow and Cracking at Indentations in Magnesium Oxide and Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine Explosive CrystalsRONALD W.ARMSTRONG AND WAYNE L.ELBAN 109 TECHNIQUES AND MEASUREMENT Indentation Hardness and Its Measurement:Some Cautionary CommentsDAVID TABOR 129 Use of the Indentation Size Effect on MIcrohardness for Materials CharacterizationPHILIP M.SARGENT 160 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Wed Dec 23 18:24:30 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant