Abstract: A scratch test consists in pulling a diamond stylus across the surface of a weaker material; it is widely applied in several fields of science and engineering, including polymer damage, metal wear, thin-film quality control, ...

Abstract: A scratch test consists in pulling a diamond stylus across the surface of a weaker material; it is widely applied in several fields of science and engineering, including polymer damage, metal wear, thin-film quality control, ...

Abstract: Rate effects are dominant in many fracture processes including the separation of mineralized collagen fibrils under tension, the failure of bulk metallic glasses under compression or the natural fracturing of layered ...