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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 February 2011
The load dependence of interracial failure induced by microindentation has been studied. It is demonstrated experimentally that substrate lateral defects induced by indentation contribute significantly to interracial failure. The microhardness of translucent AIN was measured at temperatures up to 1200°C. The hardness decreased from 10.6GPa at room temperature to 4.0GPa at 1200°C.