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Determination of Elastic Modulus and Hardness of vViscoelastic-plastic Materials by Instrumented Indentation under Harmonic Load
Authors: Menčík Jaroslav | Gaston Rauchs Gaston | Bardon Julien
Year: 2005
Type of publication: článek v odborném periodiku
Name of source: Journal of Materials Research
Publisher name: Material Research Society
Place: Warrendale
Page from-to: 2660-2669
Titles:
Language Name Abstract Keywords
cze Určování modulu pružnosti a tvrdosti viskoelasticko-plastických látek instrumentovanou indentatcí při harmonickém zatížení neuveden mosty; únava; pravděpodobnost; bezpečnost
eng Determination of Elastic Modulus and Hardness of vViscoelastic-plastic Materials by Instrumented Indentation under Harmonic Load When determining elastic modulus and hardness of viscoelastic-plastic materials by depth-sensing indentation, one must respect their specific response. In the monotonic load-unload testing mode, the unloading should be preceded by a dwell mitigating the influence of the delayed deforming. The CSM mode, with a small harmonic signal added to the basic monotonic load, enables continuous measurement of harmonic contact stiffness and mechanical properties as a function of depth. However, the contact depth and area in this mode actually depend on the slow monotonic component of the loading, and should be determined not from the harmonic contact stiffness, but from the unloading stiffness; otherwise, the calculated elastic modulus and mean contact pressure will be incorrect. This paper provides the formulae for these calculations, defines special characteristics (apparent dynamic hardness and the index of sensitivity to harmonic loading) and shows how to improve results by smoothing the harmonic stiffness curve. The proposed methods are illustrated through nanoindentation tests of PMMA. Instrumented indentation, nanoindentation, elastic modulus, viscoelasticity, hardness, materials, mechanical properties, measurement