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I am currently working on a research project aimed at explaining hardness variation of glasses with applied load (indentation size effect) and loading time (hardness creep). I am using the Vickers Hardness scale.
My question (that hopefully someone here can answer) is what factors and properties of a material affect its hardness? In glasses, there is a correlation between fictive temperature of a glass and hardness, but I'm looking more for atomic scale properties that influence hardness.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
My question (that hopefully someone here can answer) is what factors and properties of a material affect its hardness? In glasses, there is a correlation between fictive temperature of a glass and hardness, but I'm looking more for atomic scale properties that influence hardness.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated.