Mechanical properties of a graded B–C–N sputtered coating with varying Young's modulus: deposition, theoretical modelling and nanoindentation

Nanomechanical properties of commercial float glass

“…At the present time, the indentation of materials with property gradients is relatively undeveloped, especially for indentation with a Berkovich indenter. Therefore, the modulus values presented for the float glass represent a 'composite' modulus of the volume indented and the surrounding material rather than exact values of modulus for a given depth [42,43]. While a gradient in modulus appears to exist, the exact nature of this gradient is currently not available.…”

About the Identification of Generic Tribological Parameters, Sophisticated Completely Analytical Contact Modelling and the Effective Indenter Concept Applied to a Comprehensive 3d Incremental Wear and Fretting Model for Layered Surfaces

“…Nanoindentation tests are performed to accurately measure the materials properties of the substrate and coatings, taking into account possible property profiles [38,39].…”

Design of functionally graded carbon coatings against contact damage

“…For reference purposes, a plot corresponding to a-C21 without a ring crack has been included. It is worthwhile to note that no appreciable difference was observed in simulated P-h curves for different coating systems, when modelled without any crack, for depths more than 10% of coating thickness [26].…”