Nanoindentation

Nanoindentation, also called instrumented indentation testing,[1] is a variety of indentation hardness tests applied to small volumes. Indentation is perhaps the most commonly applied means of testing the mechanical properties of materials. The nanoindentation technique was developed in the mid-1970s to measure the hardness of small volumes of material.[2]

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  2. ^ Poon, B; Rittel, D; Ravichandran, G (2008). "An analysis of nanoindentation in linearly elastic solids". International Journal of Solids and Structures. 45 (24): 6018. doi:10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2008.07.021.