Auerbach’s Law

In order to establish plots like those in Figure 5.18, from which Pf can be found, a large number of indents must be made to measure how many cause ring crack formation. Indenters with radius less than 3.5 cm are chosen and the plots shown in Figure 5.18 are used to verify Auerbach s law, equation (5.33), which is assumed to apply so that the analysis developed by Warren can be used. Such analysis gives P/ as... 

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