Publication Type
Journal
Journal Name
Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Publication Date
Page Numbers
2113 to 2115
Volume
95
Issue
7
Abstract
The elastic-to-plastic transition in single crystal a-silicon nitride was experimentally characterized through a series of nanoindentation experiments using a spherical indenter. The experimental results provide a quantitative description of the critical shear strengths for the transition, as well as estimates of the shear modulus and nanohardness of the material.