Hardness and Young’s Modulus

Use the Hardness and Young's Modulus tab after TAF and frame compliance are ready.

Hardness and Young's Modulus tab in micromechanics-indentationGUI

Inputs

  • one or more test files

  • calibrated TAF

  • frame compliance

Typical steps

  1. Load the test file or files.

  2. Copy the calibrated TAF.

  3. Copy the frame compliance.

  4. Choose the mean-value range.

  5. Run the calculation.

  6. Inspect the plots and result tables.

Outputs to inspect

Typical plots include:

  • hardness vs contact depth

  • hardness vs depth

  • modulus vs contact depth

  • modulus vs depth

  • H-E related plots

Also check:

  • the mean-value range used for the reported values

  • whether the selected tests are the intended ones

  • whether the resulting values are stable across depth

Key plots

The most useful plots in this workflow are:

  • hardness vs contact depth

  • hardness vs depth

  • modulus vs contact depth

  • modulus vs depth

  • H-E related plots for comparing property relationships across tests

Common problems

Typical issues include:

  • forgetting to update TAF or frame compliance before running

  • using the wrong mean-value range

  • including unsuitable tests in the calculation

  • reading summary values without checking the plots

Next step

This tab is often the main analysis result for a project. It can also feed: