Indentation Testing

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Hardness testing services include:

- Nanoindentation and Micro Indentation (Vickers and MPa units)
- Micro, Vickers
- Rockwell (all scales, 1/100 point resolution)
- Shore Durometer (A, B, C and D)
- Brinell low load
- Rockwell measurements with NIST, ISO and ASTM settings.

Nanoindentation, also known as instrumented indentation, can be used for bulk materials and thick coatings; it is however especially appropriate for small features, thin coatings and materials such as glass and ceramics that crack under too much load.

Properties such as hardness, elastic modulus and creep can be determined with a single indent. It is based on the analysis of the load-penetration curve measured while doing an imprint. It is computer-controlled and it is not influenced by the operator's judgement of the imprint' shape.

It is often the case that hardness testing is performed using too much load given the dimensions of the sample or feature to be measured. Many are mistakenly using conventional measurement techniques when they should be using nanoindentation.