Table of Contents

1: Introduction
2: Hardness measurements by spherical indenters
3: Deformation and indentation of ideal plastic metals
4: Deformation of metals by spherical indenters. Ideal plastic metals
5: Deformation of metals by spherical indenters. Metals which work-harden
6: Deformation of metals by spherical indenters. 'Shallowing' and elastic 'recovery'
7: Hardness measurements with conical and pyramidal indenters
8: Dynamic or rebound hardness
9: Area of contact between solids
Appendix I. Brinell hardness
Appendix II. Meyer hardness
Appendix III. Vickers hardness
Appendix IV. Hardness conversion
Appendix V. Hardness and ultimate tensile strength
Appendix VI. Some typical hardness values

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'a classic text from Oxford University Press ... Throughout the text, the theories are derived mathematically with concepts developed very clearly within the text ... This is surprisingly readable book' Materials World