Understanding the fundamental of contact-induced behavior in metals is critical for the
studies of associated mechanical properties. Although nanocontact plasticity in the …

This review covers areas where our understanding of the mechanisms underlying
nanoindentation has been increased by atomistic studies of the nanoindentation process …

Indentation is one of the most widely used methods to determine the characteristics of
metallic materials. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are a powerful tool to investigate …

The plastic response of a high-entropy alloy is explored by means of simulated
nanoindentation tests. We compare nanoindentation into the Cantor alloy–an equi-atomic …

To study the effects of twin boundary and high-entropy on elastic–plastic behavior of high-
entropy alloys (HEAs), molecular dynamics (MD) was employed to simulate the …

Using molecular-dynamics simulation, we study nanoindentation in fcc (Cu and Al) and bcc
(Fe and Ta) metals by a spherical indenter and investigate the size of the plastic zone …

Instrumented nanoindentation was used to investigate the hardness, elastic modulus, and
creep behavior of an austenitic Fe-20Cr-25Ni model alloy at room temperature, with the …

Using molecular-dynamics simulation, we study nanoindentation and scratching in an Fe (1
0 0) surface. We find an indentation hardness of 20 GPa in good agreement with experiment …

To enable plastic deformation during nanoindentation of an initially defect-free crystal, it is
necessary first to produce dislocations. While it is now widely accepted that the nucleation of …

The formation of prismatic loops in metals has been studied extensively, but the
corresponding research related to ceramics can rarely be found in the literature. In this …