Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2013
Publication Title
International Journal of Solids and Structures
Abstract
Instrumented indentation is a popular technique to extract the material properties of small scale structures. The uniqueness and sensitivity to experimental errors determine the practical usefulness of such experiments. Here, a method to identify test techniques that minimizes sensitivity to experimental erros is in indentation experiments developed. The methods are based on considering “shape functions,” which are sets of functions that describe the force–displacement relationship obtained during the indentation test. The concept of condition number is used to investigate the relative reliability of various possible dual indentation techniques. Interestingly, it was found that many dual indentation techniques can be as unreliable as single indentation techniques. Sensitivity analyses were employed for further understanding of the uniqueness and sensitivity to experimental errors of indentation techniques. The advantage of the Monte Carlo approach over other procedures is established. Practical guidelines regarding the selection of shape functions of force–displacement relationship and geometric parameters, while carrying out indentation analysis are provided. The results suggest that indentation experiments need to be very accurate to extract reliable material properties.
Recommended Citation
Phadikar, J. K., Bogetti, T. A., and Karlsson, A. M., 2013, "On the Uniqueness and Sensitivity of Indentation Testing of Isotropic Materials," International Journal of Solids and Structures, 50(20-21) pp. 3242-3253.
DOI
10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2013.05.028
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, 50, 20-21, (10-01-2013); 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2013.05.028
Volume
50
Issue
20-21
