Introduction to 'The Role of Elasticity in Hardness Testing,' Metals Engineering Quarterly, Vol. 12(2), May 1972, pp. 1-7, by Milton C. Shaw and Gabriel J. DeSalvo

摘要

"The Role of Elasticity in Hardness Testing" was recom-mended as an ASM Classic paper by Carlos H. Caceres, Senior Lecturer in Casting Technology, School of Engi neering (Materials), The University of Queensland, Bris-bane, Australia. According to Dr. Caceres, "Shaw and DeSalvo's paper showed that the explanation of indenta-tion hardness given in terms of Hill's slip line field theory made popular, among others, by Tabor in his book, 'The Hardness of Metals,' was in error, since it ignores the elastic stress field around the indentation."