Quinn, G.
, Green, P.
and Xu, K.
(2003),
Mechanical, Thermal, and Chemical Properties - Cracking and the Indentation Size Effect for Knoop Hardness of Glasses, Journal of the American Ceramic Society (Accessed August 16, 2026)
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Mechanical, Thermal, and Chemical Properties - Cracking and the Indentation Size Effect for Knoop Hardness of Glasses
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Author(s)
, P A. Green, K Xu
Abstract
The influence of cracking upon apparent Knoop hardness was investigated for five glasses. The Knoop hardnesses decreased with increasing load in accordance with the classic indentation size effect (ISE). Cracking commenced at moderate loads and, in three of the five glasses studied, altered the indentation sizes and the ISE trends. Cracked indentations were as much as 10 m longer than uncracked indentations made under indentical conditions. Cracking around the indentation enabled the indenter to penetrate deeper into the material and larger indentations were produced.Citation
Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Volume
86
Issue
No. 3
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
cracking, hardness standards, indentation size effect, knoop hardness
Citation
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Created March 1, 2003, Updated February 19, 2017