Controlled indentation: A general approach to determine mechanical properties of brittle materials

doi:10.1016/1359-6454(95)00196-4

Acta Materialia

Volume 44, Issue 3, March 1996, Pages 1127-1141

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Abstract

This paper presents a general methodology to analyse the experimentally-obtained loading cycle of indentation load-depth (P-h) results for Vickers indentation, in combination with a newly-developed FEM analysis. Through a detailed analysis of the load-depth curves, information related to various mechanical properties, including hardness, yielding stress, strain hardening, surface displacement and plastic zone size, are obtained. The experimentally-reported indentation P-h curves for 11 different glasses and ceramics have been analysed in detail. Comparisons between calculated and experimental P-h curves show good agreement for most of the materials examined here.

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Controlled indentation: A general approach to determine mechanical properties of brittle materials

Abstract

J. Mech. Phys. Solids

Acta. metall. mater.

Acta. metall. mater.

Acta metall.

Acta. metall. mater.

Acta. metall. mater.

Acta metall. mater.

Int. J. Solids Struct.

Int. J. Solids Struct.

Scripta metall.

Hardness of Metals

Contact Mechanics

J. Mater. Sci.

J. Am. Ceram. Soc.

Mater. Sci. Technol.

Mater. Sci. Technol.

J. Am. Ceram. Soc.

J. Mater. Sci.

J. Mater. Sci. Lett.

J. Am. Ceram. Soc.

J. Mater. Sci. Lett.

Phys. Chem. Glasses

Glass Technol.

J. Mater. Sci.

J. Am. Ceram. Soc.

J. Am. Ceram. Soc.

J. Am. Ceram. Soc.

J. Am. Ceram. Soc.

J. Hard Mater.