Abstract
The sphere-indenter test method is known as a one of the mechanical loaded whisker tests. It said that the whiskers (filament and nodule ) on the scratch-hairlines on the plating about an indent come from the strain energy of the sphere-indenter.The distances are influenced from the center of the indent to the plateau on the wear-line, that is, they show the influenced extent of the strain energy of the sphere-indenter.Here is discussed that the distance from the center of the indent to the plateau on the wear-lines are influenced extent of the strain energy of the sphere-indenter.
