Abstract
Abstract The load dependence of the apparent hardness of Si 3 N 4 ceramics is investigated in a wide range of applied loads. It is found that the proportional specimen resistance (PSR) model proposed by Li and Bradt is not suitable for describing the experimental data. A new semi-empirical equation is proposed to correlate the indentation size to the applied test load.
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