This book covers the basic principles and application of nanoindentation technology to determine residual stresses in films and coatings. It briefly introduces various detection technologies for measuring residual stresses, while mainly focusing on nanoindentation. Subsequently, nanoindentation is used to determine residual stresses in different types of films and coatings, and to describe them in detail.

This book is intended for specialists, engineers and graduate students in mechanical design, manufacturing, maintenance and remanufacturing, and as a guide to the practice of production with social and economic benefits.

Haidou Wang, Ph. D. is a Professor and his main research interests are in surface engineering and remanufacturing. His work focuses on the characterization and evaluation of surface coatings and films, including their mechanical properties, tribological properties and lifecycle evaluation. Haidou Wang is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars. He is the Chief Scientist of the National Defense 973 Program and the Fund Manager of the Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation and major program of National Natural Science Foundation of Beijing.
His contributions have been recognized with a wealth of awards. He has published eight books in Chinese and English, 160 papers indexed by SCI, and 250 papers indexed by EI. In addition, he holds three American patents, 25 Chinese patents and 23 intellectual property rights patents.
Lina Zhu, Ph.D. is a Lecturer, and her main research interests are in surface engineering and tribology. Her work focuses on the characterization and evaluation of surface coatings and films, including the mechanical properties, tribological properties and wettability. Lina Zhu is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation and Natural Science Foundation of Beijing. She has published two books in Chinese, 25 papers indexed by the SCI, and 31 papers indexed by EI. In addition, she holds eleven Chinese patents.
Binshi Xu is a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). He has been engaged in maintenance engineering, surface engineering and remanufacturing engineering for many years, and is one of the pioneers of surface engineering and remanufacturing engineering in China. Xu has carried out more than 80 projects, and has published seventeen books and more than 800 papers. In addition, he holds 20 patents. In 1996, he won the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) S&T Achievement Award; in 2004, he won the CAEs Guanghua Engineering Award.

Residual stresses of materials.- Principle and Methods of Nanoindentation Test.- Theoretical models for measuring residual stress by nanoindentation method.- Application of Suresh and Lee models in the measurement of residual stress of bulk materials.- Application of Suresh and Lee models in the measurement of residual stress of coatings.- Application of Suresh and Lee models in the measurement of residual stress of films.- Application of other models in the measurement of residual stress.