Finite element analysis and experimental investigation of the Hertzian assumption on the characterization of initial plastic yield

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1059-1068

  Ma, Li ^a,b   Morris, Dylan J ^a   Jennerjohn, Stefhanni L ^c   Bahr, David F ^c   Levine, Lyle ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3-DIMENSIONAL; DISLOCATION NUCLEATIONS; DISLOCATION-FREE; ELASTIC-PLASTIC TRANSITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FEA SIMULATIONS; FINITE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INDENTATION DEPTHS; INDENTER; LOAD-DISPLACEMENT CURVES; LOWER BOUNDS; MAXIMUM SHEAR STRESS; METALLIC CRYSTALS; NUCLEATE DISLOCATIONS; PLASTIC YIELDS; POTENTIAL ERRORS; RADIUS OF CURVATURES; SCANNING PROBES; TARGET MATERIALS;

CONTROL THEORY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; NUCLEATION; PROBES; SCANNING; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY; TUNGSTEN; VICKERS HARDNESS TESTING;

DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS);

EID: 63149138328     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2009.0134     Document Type: Article

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