A test for determining the hardness of a solid by making an indentation in a sample under standard conditions and measuring the size of the indentation or the distance moved by the indenter.
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- Along with micro-hardness indentation tests, the time and temperature to which the steel and encasing concrete at the depth of the steel has been exposed can be identified.
- Additional indentation tests were performed at the nanometer and micrometer scales on native articular cartilage to study the effects of the enzymes cathepsin D and elastase.
- Unfortunately, there are no well-defined spherical indenters available for indentation tests at the subcellular level.
- A standard method for measuring the elasticity is the Erichsen indentation test.