What's the local mechanical property at a small length scale?

Resolving hardness or elastic modulus at a length scale too small for a bulk mechanical test to capture.

References

• Oliver, W.C., Pharr, G.M. "An Improved Technique for Determining Hardness and Elastic Modulus Using Load and Displacement Sensing Indentation Experiments." Journal of Materials Research 7, no. 6 (1992): 1564–1583.