Analytical techniques for indentation of viscoelastic materials
Author: Oyen, M. L.
Source: Philosophical Magazine, Volume 86, Numbers 33-35, -35/21 November-11 December 2006 , pp. 5625-5641(17)
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd
Abstract:
Indentation of linearly viscoelastic materials is explored using elastic-viscoelastic correspondence analysis for both conical-pyramidal and spherical indentation. Boltzmann hereditary integrals are used to generate displacement-time solutions for loading at constant rate and creep following ramp loading. Experimental data for triangle- and trapezoidal-loading are examined for commercially-available polymers and compared with analytical solutions. Emphasis is given to the use of multiple experiments to test the fidelity and predictive capability of the obtained material creep function. Plastic deformation occurs in sharp indentation of glassy polymers and is found to complicate the viscoelastic analysis. A new method is proposed for estimating a material time-constant from peak displacement or hardness data obtained in pyramidal indentation tests performed at different loading rates.Document Type: Research article
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786430600740666
Affiliations: 1: Center for Applied Biomechanics, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22902, USA
Publication date: 2006-01-01
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