Nanoindentation Fracture Toughness

The ability of a material to resist cracking, or fracture, has been vital to the studies of fracture mechanics. Until recently the study of fracture toughness has been analyzed at a macro range using powerful instrumentation applied to large samples. Now using the precise capability of a Nanoindentation system, among many other properties, fracture toughness can be studied with a safe and user friendly system on small and localized areas of samples.http://www.nanovea.com/Application%20Notes/nanofracturetoughness.pdf