scholarly journals Revelation of a functional dependence of the sum of two uniaxial strengths/hardness on elastic work/total work of indentation

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 895-903 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dejun Ma ◽  
Taihua Zhang ◽  
Chung Wo Ong
Keyword(s):  
Functional Relationship ◽  
Functional Dependence ◽  
Indentation Test ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Total Work ◽  
Finite Element Analyses ◽  
Instrumented Indentation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
True Hardness ◽  
Instrumented Indentation Test

Dimensional and finite element analyses were used to analyze the relationship between the mechanical properties and instrumented indentation response of materials. Results revealed the existence of a functional dependence of (engineering yield strength σE,y + engineering tensile strength σE,b)/Oliver & Pharr hardness on the ratio of reversible elastic work to total work obtained from an indentation test. The relationship links up the Oliver & Pharr hardness with the material strengths, although the Oliver & Pharr hardness may deviate from the true hardness when sinking in or piling up occurs. The functional relationship can further be used to estimate the sum σE,y + σE,b according to the data of an instrumented indentation test. The σE,y + σE,b value better reflects the strength of a material compared to the hardness value alone. The method was shown to be effective when applied to aluminum alloys. The relationship can further be used to estimate the fatigue limits, which are usually obtained from macroscopic fatigue tests in different modes.

Evaluation of Tensile Properties Profile of Weld Zone Using Instrumented Indentation

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung-Kyun Kang ◽  
Young-Cheon Kim ◽  
Chan-Pyoung Park ◽  
Dongil Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Weld Zone ◽  
Indentation Test ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Structural Safety ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Stress And Strain ◽  
Instrumented Indentation ◽  
Deformation And Fracture ◽  
Instrumented Indentation Test

Understanding the property distribution in the weld zone is very important for structural safety, since deformation and fracture begin at the weakest point. However, conventional tensile tests can measure only average material properties because they require large specimens. Small-scale tests are being extensively researched to remove this limitation, among such tests, instrumented indentation test (IIT) are of great interest because of their simple procedures. Here we describe the evaluation of tensile properties using IIT and a representative stress-strain approach. The representative stressstrain method, introduced in 2008 in ISO/TR29381, directly correlates the stress and strain under the indenter to the true stress and strain of tensile testing by defining representative functions. Using this technique, we successfully estimate the yield strength and tensile strength of structural metallic materials and also obtain profiles of the weld-zone tensile properties.

A Method for Estimating Uncertainty of Indentation Tensile Properties in Instrumented Indentation Test

2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun-chae Jeon ◽  
Joo-Seung Park ◽  
Doo-Sun Choi ◽  
Kug-Hwan Kim ◽  
Dongil Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Yield Strength ◽  
Tensile Test ◽  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Indentation Test ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile Test ◽  
Instrumented Indentation ◽  
Estimation Model ◽  
Instrumented Indentation Test

The instrumented indentation test, which measures indentation tensile properties, has attracted interest recently because this test can replace uniaxial tensile test. An international standard for instrumented indentation test has been recently legislated. However, the uncertainty of the indentation tensile properties has never been estimated. The indentation tensile properties cannot be obtained directly from experimental raw data as can the Brinell hardness, which makes estimation of the uncertainty difficult. The simplifying uncertainty estimation model for the indentation tensile properties proposed here overcomes this problem. Though the influence quantities are generally defined by experimental variances when estimating uncertainty, here they are obtained by calculation from indentation load-depth curves. This model was verified by round-robin test with several institutions. The average uncertainties were estimated as 18.9% and 9.8% for the indentation yield strength and indentation tensile strength, respectively. The values were independent of the materials’ mechanical properties but varied with environmental conditions such as experimental instruments and operators. The uncertainties for the indentation yield and tensile strengths were greater than those for the uniaxial tensile test. These larger uncertainties were caused by measuring local properties in the instrumented indentation test. The two tests had the same tendency to have smaller uncertainties for tensile strength than yield strength. These results suggest that the simplified model can be used to estimate the uncertainty in indentation tensile properties.

Creep Damage Analysis of 9–12% Cr Ferritic Steels by Instrumented Indentation Test

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shin-Ichi Komazaki ◽  
Motoki Nakajima ◽  
Tetsuya Honda ◽  
Yutaka Kohno
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Indentation Test ◽  
Creep Damage ◽  
Turbine Rotor ◽  
Ferritic Steels ◽  
Rotor Steel ◽  
Dispersion Strengthening ◽  
Instrumented Indentation ◽  
Block Boundary ◽  
Instrumented Indentation Test

High Cr ferritic steels have a complex lath martensitic structure consisting of several microstructural units, i.e., fine lath, block, packet and prior austenite grain. Additionally, precipitation, solid-solution and dispersion strengthening mechanisms contribute to their excellent strength. However, it is by no means easy to separate the contributions of such strengthening factors and quantitatively understand them because of the extremely fine and complicated microstructure. In this study, the instrumented indentation test was carried out to clarify the change in contribution of each microstructural factor, particularly, “block” during creep. The material used in this study was turbine rotor steel (Fe-10Cr-1Mo-1W-VNbN). The indentation test was applied to the as-tempered and the creep damaged specimens under a wide variety of maximum loads. The test results revealed that the decrease in contribution of block grain was the predominant factor of the decrease in macroscopic hardness at the early stage of creep life. On the other hand, during the second half of the life, the decrease in macroscopic hardness was mainly caused by the decrease in matrix hardness. The decrease in block’s contribution was attributable to the decrease in the resistance of block boundary to deformation, rather than the coarsening of block grain.

Effect of Crystallographic Orientation on Hardness and Indentation Modulus in Austenitic Stainless Steel

2013 ◽  
Vol 586 ◽  
pp. 31-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petr Haušild ◽  
Aleš Materna ◽  
Jiri Nohava
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Crystallographic Orientation ◽  
Indentation Test ◽  
Indentation Load ◽  
Indentation Modulus ◽  
Instrumented Indentation ◽  
Depth Of Penetration ◽  
Indentation Method ◽  
Electron Back Scattered Diffraction ◽  
Instrumented Indentation Test

The most commonly used method for the analysis of instrumented indentation test (Oliver-Pharr) is based on isotropic elastic solution of contact problem which is not necessarily valid when indenting at the scale of one (anisotropic) grain. In this paper, we performed the grid indentation method at the sub-micron scale (at low indentation load and depth of penetration) on an area containing several grains with different crystallographic orientation which was simultaneously characterized by electron back-scattered diffraction. Measured dependencies of hardness and indentation modulus on crystallographic orientation were compared with analytical solution and finite element simulations.

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