Abstract
Measurements of the load dependence of the radial crack size with Vickers and Berkovich indenters are compared for a range of materials. It is found that the extent of radial cracks was slightly larger for the Berkovich than for the Vickers indenter. The observations reveal that cracks from a Berkovich indenter are best described by an expression developed by Laugier combined with a modification proposed by Ouchterlony to account for the number of radial cracks. It was also found that the Berkovich indenter, which offers advantages for ultramicroindentation, gave more consistent toughness values at lower loads than a Vickers indenter.
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