Wedge indentation of an elasto-viscoplastic material

Zhihong Huang, Margaret Lucas, Michael J. Adams

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    Abstract

    This paper describes the modelling of the indentation of an elasto-viscoplastic material. The finite element code ABAQUS was used to study the bulk mechanical, thermal and interface frictional characteristics for rigid wedge indenters. A series of simulations has been performed at a constant velocity to prescribed depths of penetration for a range of wedge surface temperatures and semi-included angles. Selected experimental data are provided as a basis for validating the numerical simulation. In the simulations, the constitutive behaviour of the model material Plasticine is treated as non-linear elasto-viscoplastic, in which the stress scales linearly with the elastic strain and non-linearly with the plastic strain rate. The results demonstrate that the FE simulations agree well with the experimental data of displacement, strain and stress for all the range of wedge angles and temperatures examined.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationThird International Conference on Experimental Mechanics
    EditorsXiaoping Wu, Yuwen Qin, Jing Fang, Jingtang Ke
    Place of PublicationBellingham
    PublisherSPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering
    Pages91-94
    Number of pages4
    ISBN (Print)0819442615
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2002
    Event3rd International Conference on Experimental Mechanics - Beijing, China
    Duration: 15 Oct 200117 Oct 2001

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of SPIE
    PublisherSPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering
    Volume4537
    ISSN (Print)0277-786X

    Conference

    Conference3rd International Conference on Experimental Mechanics
    Country/TerritoryChina
    CityBeijing
    Period15/10/0117/10/01

    Keywords

    • wedge indentation
    • friction
    • FE simulation
    • material properties

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