Can stress-strain relationships be obtained from indentation curves using conical and pyramidal indenters?

Yang Tse Cheng, Che Min Cheng

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Abstract

Applying the scaling relationships developed recently for conical indentation in elastic-plastic solids with work-hardening, we examine the question of whether stress-strain relationships of such solids can be uniquely determined by matching the calculated loading and unloading curves with that measured experimentally. We show that there can be multiple stress-strain curves for a given set of loading and unloading curves. Consequently, stress-strain relationships may not be uniquely determined from loading and unloading curves alone using a conical or pyramidal indenter.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3493-3496
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Materials Research
Volume14
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1999

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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