Research Interest: Nano-Indentation and Micro-Indentation

Instrumented indentation or scratch studies at the nano-/micro-scale. Forward and reverse (inverse) analysis of indentation/scratch tests. Contact mechanics of indentation and frictional sliding.

Related Publications

In Situ Study of Twin Boundary Stability in Nanotwinned Copper Pillars under Different Strain Rates

S.Y. Chang, Y.C. Huang, S.Y. Lin, C.L. Lu, C. Chen, M. Dao, Nanomaterials, 13 (2023) 190.

Extraction of mechanical properties of materials through deep learning from instrumented indentation

L. Lu1, M. Dao1,*, Punit Kumar, Upadrasta Ramamurty, G.E. Karniadakis*, S. Suresh*, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 117 (2020) 7052-7062. [1Contributed equally.] (See MIT News Report, Futurity, and Eureka Alert)

Improved fatigue resistance of gradient nanograined Cu

J. Long, Q. Pan, N. Tao, M. Dao, S. Suresh*, L. Lu*, Acta Materialia, 166 (2019) 56-66.

Ultralarge elastic deformation of nanoscale diamond

A. Banerjee, D. Bernoulli, H. Zhang, M.-F. Yuen, J. Liu, J. Dong, F. Ding, J. Lu, M. Dao*, W.J. Zhang*, Y. Lu*, S. Suresh*, Science, 360 (2018) 300-302. (See Supporting Information and Science Perspective) (See MIT News Report, NTU News, Phys.Org, Xinhua News, Gizmodo and New Scientist)

Effects of notches on the deformation behavior of submicron sized metallic glasses: Insights from in situ experiments

R.L. Narayan, L. Tian, D.L. Zhang, M. Dao*, Z.W. Shan*, K.J. Hsia*, Acta Materialia, 154 (2018) 172-181. (See Supporting Information and SI Videos)

Enhanced repeated frictional sliding properties in 304 stainless steel with a gradient nanostructured surface

D. Bernoulli, S.C. Cao, J. Lu* and M. Dao*, Surface & Coatings Technology, 339 (2018) 14-19.

Nature-Inspired Hierarchical Steels

S.C. Cao, J. Liu, L. Zhu, L. Li, M. Dao, J. Lu, R.O. Ritchie, Scientific Reports, 8 (2018) 5088. (See Supporting Information)

Rolling behavior of a micro-cylinder in adhesional contact

S. Saito*, T. Ochiai, F. Yoshizawa and M. Dao*, Scientific Reports, 6 (2016) 34063.

Studies of chain substitution caused sub-fibril level differences in stiffness and ultrastructure of wildtype and oim/oim collagen fibers using multifrequency-AFM and molecular modeling

T. Li, S.-W. Chang, N. Rodriguez-Florez, M.J. Buehler, S. Shefelbine*, M. Dao*, K. Zeng*, Biomaterials, 107 (2016) 15-22. (See Supporting Information)

Microstructural and Mechanical-Property Manipulation through Rapid Dendrite Growth and Undercooling in an Fe-based Multinary Alloy

Y. Ruan*, A. Mohajerani and M. Dao*, Scientific Reports, 6 (2016) 31684.

Comparative Effect of Rapid Dendrite Growth and Element Addition on Microhardness Enhancement of Fe-Based Alloys

Y. Ruan*, S.-Y. Chang and M. Dao*, Cryst. Growth Des., 15 (2015) 5661-5664.

Fracture mode control: a bio-inspired strategy to combat catastrophic damage

H. Yao*, Z. Xie, C. He and M. Dao, Scientific Reports, 5 (2015) 8011.

Cold spray coating: review of material systems and future perspectives

A. Moridi, S.M. Hassani-Gangaraj, M. Guagliano* and M. Dao, Surface Engineering, 36 (2014) 369-395.

Prediction of the Constitutive Equation for Uniaxial Creep of a Power-Law Material through Instrumented Microindentation Testing and Modeling

H. Takagi, M. Dao and M. Fujiwara*, Materials Transactions, JIM, 55 (2014) 275-284. (2013 Japan Institute of Metals and Materials Best Paper Award)

Grain size gradient length scale in ballistic properties optimization of functionally graded nanocrystalline steel plates

A. Jerusalem*, W. Dickson, M.J. Perez-Martin, M. Dao, J. Lu and F. Galvez, Scripta Materialia, 69 (2013) 773-776.

Low Temperature Creep of SnPb and SnAgCu Solder Alloys and Reliability Prediction in Electronic Packaging Modules

Y. Zhang, H. Zhu, M. Fujiwara, J. Xu and M. Dao*, Scripta Materialia, 68 (2013) 607-610.

Orientation and Size Dependent Mechanical Modulation within Individual Secondary Osteons in Cortical Bone Tissue

D. Carnelli*, P. Vena, M. Dao, C. Ortiz and R. Contro, J. R. Soc. Interface, 10 (2013) 20120953.

Repeated frictional sliding properties of copper containing nanoscale twins

A. Singh, N.R. Tao, M. Dao and S. Suresh, Scripta Materialia (Viewpoint Paper), 66 (2012) 849-853.

Continuum modeling of neuronal cell under blast loading

A. Jerusalem and M. Dao, Acta Biomaterialia, 8 (2012) 3360-3371. (See supplementary materials.)

Deformation, structural changes and damage evolution in nanotwinned copper under repeated frictional contact sliding

A. Singh, M. Dao, L. Lu and S. Suresh, Acta Materialia, 59 (2011) 7311-7324.

Fracture toughness and fatigue crack growth characteristics of nanotwinned copper

A. Singh, L. Tang, M. Dao, L. Lu and S. Suresh, Acta Materialia, 59 (2011) 2437–2446.

Size-dependent heterogeneity benefits the mechanical performance of bone

H. Yao, M. Dao, D. Carnelli, K. Tai and C. Ortiz, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 59 (2011) 64-74.

Dynamic mechanical response of brain tissue in indentation in vivo, in situ and in vitro

T.P. Prevost, G. Jin, M.A. de Moya, H.B. Alam, S. Suresh and S. Socrate, Acta Biomaterialia, 7 (2011) 4090-4101.

Biomechanics of brain tissue

T.P. Prevost, A. Balakrishnan, S. Suresh and S. Socrate, Acta Biomaterialia, 7 (2011) 83–95.

Biomechanics of single cortical neurons

K.B. Bernick, T.P. Prevost, S. Suresh and S. Socrate, Acta Biomaterialia, 7 (2011) 1210–1219.

A new method for evaluating the plastic properties of materials through instrumented frictional sliding tests

S.C. Bellemare, M. Dao and S. Suresh, Acta Materialia, 58 (2010) 6385-6392.

Mechanics of Indentation of Plastically Graded Materials: II. Experiments on Nanocrystalline Alloys with Grain-Size Gradients

I.S. Choi, A.J. Detor, R. Schwaiger, M. Dao, C.A. Schuh and S. Suresh, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 56 (2008) 172-183.

Effects of Mechanical Properties and Surface Friction on Elasto-Plastic Sliding Contact

S. Bellemare, M. Dao and S. Suresh, Mech. Mater., 40 (2008) 206-219.

Mechanics of Indentation of Plastically Graded Materials: I. Analysis

I.S. Choi, M. Dao and S. Suresh, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 56 (2008) 157-171.

Indentation across size scales and disciplines: Recent developments in experimentation and modeling

A. Gouldstone, N. Chollacoop, M. Dao, J. Li, A. M. Minor and Y.-L. Shen, Acta Materialia, 55, 4015–4039, 2007.

The frictional sliding response of elasto-plastic materials in contact with a conical indenter

S. Bellemare, M. Dao and S. Suresh, Int. J. Solids Struct., 44, 1970–1989, 2007.

Shell buckling of individual multiwalled carbon nanotubes using nanoindentation

J. F. Waters, P. R. Guduru, M. Jouzi, J. M. Xu, T. Hanlon and S. Suresh, Applied Physics Letters, August 2005

Effects of grain refinement and strength on friction and damage evolution under repeated sliding contact in nanostructured metals

T. Hanlon, A.H. Chokshi, M. Manoharan and S. Suresh, International Journal of Fatigue, 27 , 1159–1163, 2005.

Nano-sized twins induce high rate sensitivity of flow stress in pure copper

L. Lu, R. Schwaiger, Z. W. Shan, M. Dao, K. Lu and S. Suresh, Acta Materialia , 53, 2169-2179, 2005.

Predictive modeling of nanoindentation-induced homogeneous dislocation nucleation in copper

T. Zhu, J. Li, K. J. Van Vliet, S. Ogataf, S. Yip; S. Suresh, JMPS , 52, 691-724, 2004.

Size effects on the onset of plastic deformation during nanoindentation of thin films and patterened lines

Y. Choi, K. J. Van Vliet, J. Li, S. Suresh, J. Applied Physics , 94, 9, 6050-6058, 2003.

Model experiments for direct visualization of grain boundary deformation in nanocrystalline metals

K. J. Van Vliet, S. Tsikata, S. Suresh, Applied Physics Letters , 83, 7, 1441-1443, 2003.

Some critical experiments on the strain-rate sensitivity of nanocrystalline nickel

R. Schwaiger, B. Moser, M. Dao, N. Chollacoop, S. Suresh, Acta Materialia , 51, 5159–5172, 2003.

Quantifying the early stages of plasticity through nanoscale experiments and simulations

K. J. Van Vliet, J. Li, T. Zhu, S. Yip and S. Suresh, Physical Review B , 67, 104-105, 2003.

Depth-sensing instrumented indentation with dual sharp indenters

N. Chollacoop, M. Dao, S. Suresh, Acta Materialia , 51, 3713–3729, 2003.

Nanoindentation of patterned metal lines on a Si substrate

Y. Choi and S. Suresh, Scripta Materiala , 48 (3): 249-254, 2003

Atomistic mechanisms governing elastic limit and incipient plasticity in crystals

J. Li, K. J. Van Vliet, T. Zhu, S. Yip and S. Suresh, Nature , 418, 307-310, 2002.

Simulations of cyclic normal indentation of crystal surfaces using the bubble-raft model

K. J. Van Vliet and S. Suresh, Phil. Mag. A , 82 (10): 1993-2002, 2002.

Nanocrystallzation during nanoindentation of a bulk amorphous metal alloy at room temperature

J. J. Kim, Y. Choi, S. Suresh and A. Argon, Science, 295 (5555): 654-657, 2002.

Analysis of the impact of a sharp indenter

E.W. Andrews, A.E. Giannakopoulos, E. Plisson and S. Suresh, Int. J. Solids Struct. 39 (2): 281-295, 2002.

Study of mechanical deformation in bulk metallic glasses through instrumented indentation

R. Vaidyanathan, M. Dao, G. Ravichandran and S. Suresh, Acta Materialia , 49 (19), 2001.

Computational modeling of the forward and reverse problems in instrumented sharp indentation

M. Dao, N. Chollacoop, K. J. Van Vliet, T. A. Venkatesh and S. Suresh, Acta. Materiallia , 49, 3899-3918, 2001.

Nanoindentation: Simulation of defect nucleation in a crystal

A. Gouldstone, K.J. Van Vliet and S. Suresh, Nature , 656, 7 June 2001.

An Experimental Investigation of Fretting Fatigue in Ti-6Al-4V: the Role of Contact Conditions and Microstructure

T.A. Venkatesh, B.P.Conner, C.S. Lee, A.E. Giannakopoulos, T.C. Lindley and S. Suresh, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A , Vol. 32A, May 2001.

Instrumented spherical micro-indentation of plasma-sprayed coatings

J. Alcala, F. Gaudette, S. Suresh and S. Sampath, Mat. Sci Eng A - Struct. , 316 (1-2): 1-10, 2001.

Discrete and continuous deformation during nanoindentation of thin films

A. Gouldstone, H.-J. Koh, K.-Y. Zeng, A.E. Giannakopoulos, and S. Suresh, Acta Materialia , vol. 48, no.9, 29 May 2000.

Determination of elasto-plastic properties by instrumented sharp indentation: Guidelines for property extraction

T.A. Venkatesh, K. J. Van Vliet, A.E. Giannakopoulos, and S. Suresh, Scripta Materialia , vol. 42, no.9, 14 April 2000.

Nano-indentation of copper thin films on silicon substrates

S. Suresh, T.-G. Nieh and B.W. Choi, Scripta Materialia, 41 (9) 951.

An experimental study of spherical indentation of piezoelectric materials

U. Ramamurty, A. E. Giannakopoulos and S. Suresh, Acta Materialia , Vol. 47, No. 8, pp.2417-2430, 1999.

Theory of indentation of piezoelectric materials

A.E. Giannakopoulos and S. Suresh, Acta Materialia , Vol. 47, No. 7, pp.2153-2164, 1999.

Determination of elastoplastic properties by instrumented sharp indentation

A.E. Giannakopoulos and S. Suresh, Scripta Materialia , Vol. 40, No. 10, pp. 1191-1198, 1999

Spherical indentation of composite laminates with controlled gradients in elastic anisotropy

O. Jorgensen, A.E. Giannakopoulos and S. Suresh, International Journal of Solids and Structures , Vol. 35, No. 36, pp. 5097-5113, 1998