Applied Nanoindentation in Advanced Materials

Research in the area of nanoindentation has gained significant momentum in recent years, but there are very few books currently available which can educate researchers on the application aspects of this technique in various areas of materials science.

Applied Nanoindentation in Advanced Materials addresses this need and is a comprehensive, self–contained reference covering applied aspects of nanoindentation in advanced materials. With contributions from leading researchers in the field, this book is divided into three parts. Part one covers innovations and analysis, and parts two and three examine the application and evaluation of soft and ceramic–like materials respectively.

Key features:

          A one stop solution for scholars and researchers to learn applied aspects of nanoindentation

          Contains contributions from leading researchers in the field

          Includes the analysis of key properties that can be studied using the nanoindentation
            technique

          Covers recent innovations

          Includes worked examples

Applied Nanoindentation in Advanced Materials is an ideal reference for researchers and practitioners working in the areas of nanotechnology and nanomechanics, and is also a useful source of information for graduate students in mechanical and materials engineering, and chemistry. This book also contains a wealth of information for scientists and engineers interested in mathematical modelling and simulations related to nanoindentation testing and analysis.

Editor biography

Dr. Atul Tiwari currently serves as Director, R&D at Pantheon Chemicals in Phoenix, USA. Previously, Dr. Tiwari has served as a research faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hawaii, USA. He has achieved double subject majors, in Organic Chemistry as well as Mechanical Engineering. His area of research interest includes the development of smart materials including silicones, graphene and bio–inspired biomaterials for various industrial applications, and he has created several international patented/patents pending technologies that have been transferred to the industries.

List of Contributors

Preface

Part 1

Chapter 1 Determination of Residual Stresses by Nanoindentation

Chapter 2 Nanomechanical characterization of carbon films
Ben D. Beake

Chapter 3 Mechanical Evaluation of Nano–Coatings under Extreme Environments for Application in Energy Systems
E.J. Rubio

Chapter 4 Evaluation of the Nanotribological Properties of Thin Films
Shojiro Miyake

Chapter 5 Nanoindentation on tribological coatings
Francisco J. G. Silva.

Chapter 6 Nanoindentation of Macro–Porous Materials for Elastic Modulus and Hardness Determination
Zhangwei Chen

Chapter 7 Nanoindentation Applied To Dc Plasma Nitrided Parts
Silvio Francisco Brunatto

Chapter 8 Nanomechanical properties of defective surfaces
Oscar Rodríguez de la Fuente

Chapter 9 Study On Viscoelastic and Tribological Behavior of Al2O3 Reinforced Toughened Epoxy Hybrid Nanocomposites
Mandhakini Mohandas

Chapter 10 Nanoindentation of hybrid foams

Chapter 11 AFM based nanoindentation of cellulosic fibers
Christian Ganser

Chapter 12 Evaluation of Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Coatings for Stainless Steel

Chapter 13 Nanoindentation in metallic glasses
Vahid

Part 2

Chapter 14 Molecular dynamics modeling of nanoindentation
C J Ruestes

Chapter 15 Continuum Modelling and Simulation of Indentation in Transparent Single Crystalline Minerals and Energetic Solids
J.D. Clayton

Chapter 16 Nanoindentation modelling: From finite element to atomistic simulations
Daniel Esqué–de los Ojos

Chapter 17 Nanoindentation in silico of biological particles
Olga Kononova

Chapter 18 Modeling and Simulations in Nanoindentation
Yi Sun

Chapter 19 Nanoindentation of advanced ceramics. Applications to ZrO2 materials
Joan Josep Roa Rovira

Chapter 20 FEM Simulation of Nanoindentation
F. Pöhl

Chapter 21 Investigations regarding plastic flow behaviour and failure analysis on CrAlN thin hard coatings
Jan Perne

Chapter 22 Scale invariant mechanical surface optimization applying analytical time dependent contact mechanics for layered structures
Norbert Schwarzer

Chapter 23 Modelling and simulations of nano–indentation in single crystals
Qiang Liu

Chapter 24 Computer simulation and experimental analysis of nano–indentation technique
A. Karimzadeh

Chapter 25 Atomistic Simulations of Adhesion, Indentation and Wear at Nanoscale
Jun Zhong

Chapter 26 Multiscale model for nanoindentation in polymer and polymer nanocomposites
Rezwanur Rahman