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. 2016 Jun 14;5(1):192–211. doi: 10.1186/s40192-016-0054-3

Table 2.

Primary indentation zone size (PIZ) at yield and the estimated number of grains in the PIZ

Condition Contact radius at yield [μm] PIZ volume [103 mm3]
(πa 2 × 2.4a)
Estimated no. of grains
No.=1.8a3/RG3
AR 156 ± 16 28.7 348
204 °C 158 ± 12 29.6 359
274 °C 103 ± 35 8.2 99
343 °C 92 ± 17 6.0 72
413 °C 31 ± 3 0.2 3