Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2007

Publication Title

Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology

Abstract

An alternative, improved method to determine mechanical properties from indentation testing is presented. This method can determine the elastic modulus, yield strength and equi-biaxial residual stress from one simple test. Furthermore,the technique does not require the knowledge of the contact area during indentation, a parameter that is hard to determine for highly elastic material. The evaluation technique is based on finite element analyses, where explicit formulations are established to correlate the parameter groups governing indentation on stressed specimens.

DOI

10.1115/1.2400280

Volume

129

Issue

2

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