A Modified Method for Hardness Determination from Nanoindentation Experiments with Imperfect Indenters

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/amse/volume-2016/9213841/figures/9213841.fig.005a.svgz" name="9213841.fig.005a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Stainless steel</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/amse/volume-2016/9213841/figures/9213841.fig.005b.svgz" name="9213841.fig.005b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Annealed copper</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/amse/volume-2016/9213841/figures/9213841.fig.005c.svgz" name="9213841.fig.005c" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(c) </b>Aluminum alloy</td></tr></table>

<div>The hardness of materials determined by different methods.</div>

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Figure 5: A Modified Method for Hardness Determination from Nanoindentation Experiments with Imperfect Indenters 