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Empirical method for the determination of hardness from low-load ball indentation tests for brittle materials

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    Jianghong Gong

  2. China Building Materials Academy, Beijing, 100024, People's Republic of China

    Yiwang Bao

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Gong, J., Bao, Y. Empirical method for the determination of hardness from low-load ball indentation tests for brittle materials. Journal of Materials Science 39, 3175–3177 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JMSC.0000025852.86726.b7

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