Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2012
Publication Title
International Journal of Solids and Structures
Abstract
Instrumented indentation is a popular technique for determining mechanical properties of materials. Currently, the evaluation techniques of instrumented indentation are mostly limited to a flat substrate being indented by various shaped indenters (e.g., conical or spherical). This work investigates the possibility of extending instrumented indentation to non-flat surfaces. To this end, conical indentation of a sphere is investigated where two methodologies for establishing mechanical properties are explored. In the first approach, a semi-analytical approach is employed to determine the elastic modulus of the sphere utilizing the elastic unloading response (the “unloading slope”). In the second method, reverse analysis based on finite element analysis is used, where non-dimensional characteristic functions derived from the force–displacement response are utilized to determine the elastic modulus and yield strength. To investigate the accuracies of the proposed methodologies, selected numerical experiments have been performed and excellent agreement was obtained.
Recommended Citation
Phadikar, J. K., Bogetti, T. A., and Karlsson, A. M., 2012, "On Establishing elastic–plastic Properties of a Sphere by Indentation Testing," International Journal of Solids and Structures, 49(14) pp. 1961-1972.
DOI
10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2012.04.001
Version
Postprint
Publisher's Statement
NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in International Journal of Solids and Structures. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in International Journal of Solids and Structures, 49, 14, (07-01-2012); 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2012.04.001
Volume
49
Issue
14
