Abstract
An apparatus and method for determining dynamic indentation hardness values of a material using a propagating stress wave to make an indentation in the material. The invention provides such values without any prior knowledge of the material properties and enables the dynamic indentation hardness values to be directly compared to static indentation hardness values for the material.
Patent Number
US 6,343,502 B1
Assignee
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI (US
Application Number
09/128,352
Date Filed
8-3-1998
Certificate of Correction
Yes
Issue Date
2-5-2002
Disciplines
Engineering | Materials Science and Engineering
Recommended Citation
Subhash, Ghatu; Chandra, Abhijit; and Koeppel, Brian J., "Apparatus and method for determining the dynamic indentation hardness of materials" (2002). Michigan Tech Patents. 99.
https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/patents/99
Comments
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