Is hardness constant in covalent materials?
Guangpeng Sun, Xing Feng, Xue Wu, Sitong Zhang, Bin Wen
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceCovalent bondDiamondLattice constantChemical bondDislocationComposite materialIndentation hardnessVickers hardness testGrain sizeCrystallographyMicrostructureChemistryDiffractionOpticsOrganic chemistryPhysicsDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchAdvanced materials and compositesHigh-pressure geophysics and materials