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indent

1. Chiefly Brit (in foreign trade) an order for foreign merchandise, esp one placed with an agent
2. Chiefly Brit an official order for goods
3. (in the late 18th-century US) a certificate issued by federal and state governments for the principal or interest due on the public debt
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indent

[in′dent]
(science and technology)
To form a depression by forcing inward.
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indent

1. The gap left by the omission of stone, brick, or block units in a course of masonry; used for bonding future masonry.
2. In a wall of a church, a space hollowed out of stone to receive a brass effigy.
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From the literature review it concludes that Ball Indentation test provides methodology for calculation of plane strain facture toughness which is essentially meant for conservative design of thick components.
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The aforementioned studies indicated that indentation efficiency is significantly determined by the crack propagation caused by indentations.
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5, left) at the edge of the indentation. This type of cohesive damage was not as significant as that observed in the other samples.
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In 1859, earliest forms of static indentation tests were introduced.4 Indentation tests are generally based on the formation of indentation on the surface of a metal or ceramic and hardness is established by gauging the perpetual depth of the indentation and the applied load.5 Generally, the indentation hardness may be described in terms of plastic and, to a lesser extent, the elastic properties of the metal or ceramic concerned.
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The FISCHERSCOPE HM2000 with its ESP (Enhanced Stiffness Procedure) mode is able to determine mechanical properties like the Vickers hardness or the elastic indentation modulus dependent upon the depth.
The benefits of indentation micro hardness testing: Micro hardness testing is a necessary part of automotive parts and components manufacture and experts Fischer Instrumentation (GB) Ltd discuss why instrumented indentation is a superior method over conventional hardness testing in an automotive parts manufacturing environment

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