Fracture Toughness is directly related to Material Toughness but reflects more directly the criticality relationship among Material Toughness, applied load intensity, and fatigue crack size. Figure 4 ...

The cause of failure in engineering structures is routinely investigated via the detailed study of material fracture surfaces. This remains a key research area in material sciences, with researchers ...

Lithium batteries sit at the heart of electric cars, smartphones, grid storage and even military hardware, yet the way they ...

Nanoindenters are precise, adaptable, and user-friendly tools for performing nanoscale mechanical testing on various films and surfaces. Nanoindentation systems with electromagnetic actuation achieve ...