Computer simulation of stress distribution during Vickers hardness testing of WC-6Co

Materials Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-76

  da Silva Dias, Avelino Manuel ^a   Modenesi, Paulo José ^b   de Godoy, Geralda Cristina ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO JOÃO DEL REI   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fracture and numerical analysis; Indentation testing; Vickers hardness

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HARDNESS; INDENTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; VICKERS HARDNESS TESTING;

HARDNESS VALUES; LOAD-DISPLACEMENT CURVES; STRESS FIELD; VICKERS INDENTATION TESTING;

TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33645813643     PISSN: 15161439     EISSN: 15161439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-14392006000100014     Document Type: Article

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