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Effects of strain hardening and residual stress in impression on the instrumented indentation technique

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Finite element analyses were carried out to simulate the loading, unloading, and reloading processes of indentation tests. It was found that the validity of applying the elastic contact theory to the indentation unloading process is strongly related to the strain hardening and residual stress in impression. It is the combination of strain hardening and residual stress that causes the unloading or reloading curves to show elastic loading in the range from zero to the maximum load whereas the reloading curve on the impression without strain hardening and residual stress shows elastic–plastic loading in the same range. These computations indicate that applying the elastic contact theory to the unloading or reloading processes, the fundamental prerequisite of the instrumented indentation technique, is valid because of the existence of strain hardening and residual stress. The mechanism of this hardening effect is discussed through energy analysis.

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  1. Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, People’s Republic of China

    L. Z. Liu, Y. W. Bao & Y. C. Zhou

  2. China Building Materials Academy, Guanzhuang, Beijing, 100024, People’s Republic of China

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Liu, L.Z., Bao, Y.W. & Zhou, Y.C. Effects of strain hardening and residual stress in impression on the instrumented indentation technique. Journal of Materials Research 21, 1680–1686 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2006.0213

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