Indentation Depth Dependent Mechanical Behavior in Polymers

<div>Indentation hardness <svg height="11.8174pt" id="M172" style="vertical-align:-3.1815pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 13.8892 11.8174" width="13.8892pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M828 650H570L564 622C646 614 650 609 634 524L604 366H253L281 524C296 608 308 615 382 622L388 650H132L126 622C211 615 214 609 198 524L121 122C106 42 102 35 23 28L17 0H276L282 28C196 35 191 40 206 122L243 324H597L559 123C544 42 537 35 452 28L446 0H710L716 28C632 35 628 43 643 122L719 524C735 610 741 615 822 622L828 650Z" id="g113-73"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="840" vert-adv-y="840"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,10.075,3.132)"><path d="M308 0V33C225 38 217 44 217 128V521C217 605 225 612 308 617V650H39V617C122 612 130 605 130 521V128C130 44 122 38 39 33V0H308Z" id="g58-71"></path><glyph.data ascent="1007" descent="-369" horiz-adv-x="348" vert-adv-y="348"></glyph.data></g></svg> and universal hardness <svg height="11.9316pt" id="M173" style="vertical-align:-3.2957pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 17.5337 11.9316" width="17.5337pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M828 650H570L564 622C646 614 650 609 634 524L604 366H253L281 524C296 608 308 615 382 622L388 650H132L126 622C211 615 214 609 198 524L121 122C106 42 102 35 23 28L17 0H276L282 28C196 35 191 40 206 122L243 324H597L559 123C544 42 537 35 452 28L446 0H710L716 28C632 35 628 43 643 122L719 524C735 610 741 615 822 622L828 650Z" id="g113-73"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="840" vert-adv-y="840"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,10.075,3.132)"><path d="M727 650H480V617C552 612 575 600 580 563C583 531 587 491 587 398V326C587 153 534 44 398 44C281 44 210 124 210 296V519C210 607 218 612 298 617V650H33V617C114 609 123 607 123 519V274C123 153 151 81 211 34C258 -1 314 -14 374 -14C441 -14 509 7 556 56C615 116 633 202 633 322V398C633 491 635 533 639 561C643 600 667 614 727 617V650Z" id="g58-83"></path><glyph.data ascent="1007" descent="-369" horiz-adv-x="747" vert-adv-y="747"></glyph.data></g></svg> of PAI obtained with a Berkovich tip with a 20 s loading and unloading times (without holding time) [<a href="/journals/acmp/2015/391579/#B68">64</a>].</div>

Advances in Condensed Matter Physics

Indentation Depth Dependent Mechanical Behavior in Polymers

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