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Quantitative Hardness Measurement by Instrumented AFM-indentation
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2016
This experimental protocol describes how atomic force microscopy can be used to measure hardness at the true nanometer scale and to detect single atomistic plasticity events.
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Measuring Sub-23 Nanometer Real Driving Particle Number Emissions Using the Portable DownToTen Sampling System
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2020
Presented here is the DownToTen (DTT) portable emission measurement system to assess real driving automotive emissions of sub-23 nm particles.
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Rockwell Hardness Test and the Effect of Treatment on Steel
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2023
Source: Roberto Leon, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Hardness testing is one of the most universally valuable mechanical tests available to engineers, as it is both simple and relatively inexpensive for the wealth of information and data it produces. Hardness testing, generally in the form of a surface penetration test, is both quicker and less destructive than tensile testing. Hardness provides a linear relationship with tensile strength over a...
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Fluorescence Imaging with One-nanometer Accuracy (FIONA)
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2014
Single fluorophores can be localized with nanometer precision using FIONA. Here a summary of the FIONA technique is reported, and how to carry out FIONA experiments is described.
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Toughness and Hardness of Aggregate
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2024
Toughness and hardness are critical properties of aggregate materials used in concrete, particularly on pavement surfaces and industrial flooring subjected to heavy loads. Toughness is defined as the aggregate's resistance to failure by impact and is measured by the aggregate impact value (AIV). For this, the aggregate impact value test is performed, wherein the impact is delivered by a standard hammer, which falls freely under its own weight onto the aggregates. The aggregates fragment in the...
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Load-displacement analysis is central because it distinguishes how much of the indentation response is elastic from how much becomes plastic. The recorded curve links the applied controlled load with penetration depth, allowing the measurement to quantify resistance to permanent deformation rather than relying only on a surface impression. This separation also supports calculation of elastic modulus.
The diamond indenter provides a sharp, localized contact that concentrates the controlled force at the sample surface. That geometry is important when the target region is extremely small or when a specimen cannot tolerate a deep test. By recording the resulting penetration depth under the selected load, the instrument generates the response needed for nanoscale mechanical characterization.
The elastic response represents deformation associated with the applied load, whereas the plastic response reflects permanent change remaining after indentation. Separating these contributions helps distinguish recoverable behavior from lasting surface deformation. Nano Hardness Measurement can therefore provide hardness together with elastic modulus, giving a broader mechanical description of coatings, films, and other delicate surfaces.
Its main advantage is the combination of nanometer-scale penetration and high spatial resolution. Conventional hardness tests may probe too deeply or fail to isolate a thin surface region, while this approach can evaluate thin films, coatings, and delicate engineering materials without making the measurement depend on a much larger volume of material.
The instrument places a sharp diamond indenter against the sample, applies a controlled load, and records penetration depth during the indentation. The resulting load-displacement curve is then analyzed to separate elastic and plastic contributions. From that analysis, researchers calculate hardness and may also determine elastic modulus, connecting the test record to material performance.
Engineering researchers and quality-control teams apply the technique to coatings, thin films, microelectronic components, and surface treatments. These materials often require localized evaluation because their functional layer is thin or their structure is delicate. The method supplies mechanical information at a scale suited to assessing surface performance where conventional testing may lack adequate resolution.