A New Method for Evaluating the Indentation Toughness of Hardmetals

This paper proposes a new method of evaluating the indentation toughness of hardmetals using the length of Palmqvist cracks (C) and Vickers indentation diagonal size (di). Indentation load “P” is divided into two parts: Pi for plastic indentation size and Pc for Palmqvist cracks....

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Main Author: Prem C. Jindal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-05-01
Series:Crystals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/8/5/197