Nanoindentation There has been considerable interest in the last two decades in the mechanical characterisation of thin film systems and small volumes of material using depth sensing indentation tests. Usually the principal goal of such testing is to obtain values for elastic modulus and hardness of the specimen material from experimental readings of indenter load and depth of penetration. But other properties such as residual stress fracture toughness and visco elastic behavior may also be measured. The indentation technique can be used on both brittle and ductile materials where conventional testing may result in premature specimen fracture. The forces involved are usually in the millinewton range and measured with a resolution of a few nanonewtons while the depths of penetration are in the order of nanometres hence the term nanoindentation . This new edition of Nanoindentation includesa dedicated chapter on thin films new material on dynamic analysis and creep accounts of recent research and three new appendices on nonlinear least squares fitting frequently asked questions and specifications for a nanoindentation instrument. Nanoindentation Second Edition is intended for those who are entering the field for the first time and to act as a reference for those already conversant with the technique. TOC:List of Symbols Introduction Ch1 Contact Mechanics Ch2 Nanoindenation Testing Ch3 Analysis of Nanoindentation Test Data Ch4 Factors Affecting Nanoindentation Test Data Ch5 Simulation of Nanoindentation Test Data Ch6 Scaling Relationships in Nanoindentation Ch7 Time Dependent Nanoindentation Ch8 Nanoindentation of Thin Films Ch9 Other Techniques in Nanoindentation Ch10 Nanoindentation Test Standards Ch11 Nanoindentation Test Instruments Ch12 Applications of Nanoindentation Testing Appendix 1 Elastic Indentation Stress Fields Appendix 2 Surface Forces Adhesion and Friction Appendix 3 Common Indenter Geometries Appendix 4 Non linear Least Squares Fitting Appendix 5 Properties of Materials Appendix 6 Frequently Asked Questions Appendix 7 Specifications for a Nanoindenter