On the indentation contact area of a creeping solid during constant-strain-rate loading by a sharp indenter

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 893-899

  Fujisawa, Naoki ^a   Swain, Michael V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREEP; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; HARDNESS; INDENTATION; STRAIN RATE; TOPOGRAPHY;

BERKOVICH INDENTER; ELASTIC-PERFECTLY PLASTIC CONTACT MODEL; LOADING CURVE ANALYSIS METHOD;

POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

EID: 34247334137     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2007.0135     Document Type: Article

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