Posts by Andrew Bird

New Application Note: Randomised Impact for Simulating Erosive Wear

Mechanical Characterization of Pharmaceutical Powders by Nanoindentation

New Article: Nano- and Micro-Scale Impact Testing of Hard Coatings: A Review

New Dynamic Mechanical Compliance Testing Tech Note

Micro Materials exhibiting at ICMCTF 2022

Advanced Scratch Testing Module for Platform 5

Nano-scratch Standardisation Webinar

Pushing boundaries in micromechanical testing of aerospace composites

Electrical Contact Resistance (ECR) Tech Note

New NanoTriboTest Application Note

Nano-impact and nanoindentation reveals twin-based toughening mechanisms in protective armour of molluscs

How to use advanced nano/micro-scale testing to deliver improved wear resistance of DLC coatings.

New Book Chapter – Integrated Nanomechanical Characterisation of Hard Coatings

Dynamic contact behavior of graphite-like carbon films on ductile substrate under micro-scale impact

Elevated temperature nanomechanics of coatings for high-temperature applications: a review

Nanoindentation and nano-impact of Zircaloy nuclear fuel cladding

New Micro-impact demonstration video

Wear and impact performance of DLC coatings using the NanoTriboTest and Micro-impact

Using Nano-impact on layered MAX phase systems

Platform 5 now available!

Micro Materials collaboration with GP Plasma and SIOMEC

High Temperature Publications App Note

Updated Publications List

Nanomechanical Testing Under Extreme Environments

June 2020 Updates from Micro Materials

New Publication: Micro-scale impact testing – A new approach to studying fatigue resistance in hard carbon coatings

New tech note added: Nanoindentation Creep Testing

New Publication – Acoustic emission during nano-impact of alumina and partially stabilised zirconia

New tech note added: High Temperature Micro-Scratch and Impact Testing

New tech note added: Integrated modelling modules from SIO

New tech note added: Multi-scale mechanical property mapping

New tech note added: High sensitivity acoustic emission

New tech note added: NanoTriboTest

New application note added: Micro-impact Testing

New Publication – Nanomechanics to 1000 °C for high temperature mechanical property measurement

Modern methods for High Temperature Nanoindentation

Maximum load of the High Load Head increased to 30 N