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Nakao, Yuki, Hiroyuki Yamada, and Nagahisa Ogasawara. "Deformation and fracture properties of pure ice through impact indentation testing." EPJ Web of Conferences 250 (2021): 06005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202125006005.
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The deformation and fracture properties of ice have attracted considerable research interest. The tip shape of an object that comes into contact with the ice may affect the fracture phenomenon of ice, but these mechanisms have not been elucidated. In previous study, we experimentally showed that the shape of the indenter has a significant effect on pure ice deformation and fracture properties by quasi-static indentation testing. In this study, we focus on the impact fracture of pure ice to clarify the effect of strain rate on deformation and fracture phenomena. The impact indentation test was conducted using direct impact Hopkinson bar method, and a spherical indenter with a diameter of 9 mm was attached to the tip of the striking bar. The indentation rate was approximately 2.3 m/s, and the test temperature was approximately -10°C. It was clear that the maximum load of the load–displacement relationship was larger than that of the quasi-static indentation testing. This tendency was qualitatively consistent with the compressive strength of the uniaxial compression testing.
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Grujicic, M., JS Snipes, and S. Ramaswami. "Multi-scale computational analysis of the nano-indentation and nano-scratch testing of Kevlar® 49 single fibers." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications 232, no. 6 (2016): 495–513. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1464420716635851.
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To carry out virtual nano-indentation and nano-scratch Kevlar® 49 single-fiber tests, a multi-scale computational framework has been developed and employed. Such tests are generally conducted to determine fiber local properties, as well as to provide some insight into the interaction of hard nano-particles with the fibers. The Kevlar® fabric-based soft armor is infused with these nano-particles for improved ballistic resistance, and tip geometry of the nano-indentation/-scratch probes is selected to match nano-particle size and geometry. Due to the fact that Kevlar® 49 fibers (typical diameter 12 µm) are effectively assemblies of parallel fibrils (typical diameter 100–300 nm), while atomic bond length in Kevlar® fibers is of the order of 0.2 nm, a continuum-level finite-element framework has been developed. However, to more accurately account for some of the key aspects of the fiber-material constitutive behavior, e.g. inter-fibril cohesion, the continuum-level computational analysis has been supplemented with atomic-level molecular-statics/-dynamics calculations. In good agreement with their experimental counterparts, the results obtained revealed that the extent of participation of different fibril-deformation modes (e.g. transverse compression, inter-fibril shear, axial tension, axial tensile fracture, fibrillation, axial compression, buckling and pile-up formation ahead of the nano-scratch probe, etc.) is a function of the indentation/scratch depth. Also, a relatively good agreement was obtained between the computed and experimentally measured nano-indentation forces/energies for both shallow and deep indentations, and for the nano-scratch forces/energies, but only for shorter scratch lengths. At longer scratch lengths, the “short-fiber” effects cause the computation/experiment agreement to worsen.
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Idris, Maizlinda I., Tania Vodenitcharova, and Mark Hoffman. "Resistance of Thin Al Foam Panels to Deep Indentation." Materials Science Forum 561-565 (October 2007): 357–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.561-565.357.
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In recent years there has been a considerable amount of research into the deformation behaviour of metallic foams. The majority of this research has only addressed size-independent bulk material properties, obtained through uniaxial compression and indentation tests of thick blocks. There is little information in the literature on the indentation response of thin panels, which has motivated the current study. Thin panels of ALPORAS closed-cell foam of ~ 0.25 g/cm3 density were tested in uniaxial compression, and were indented with long flat-plate punches and long cylindrical punches. Cross-sectioning of the samples following interrupted testing revealed the plastic strain evolution process. The deformation was attributed to the progressive crushing of the cell bands, and the combined action of shearing and tearing resistance. Based on energy formalism, a model was developed to estimate the crushing force. By fitting the experimental loaddisplacement curves, the foam ligament tearing energy was deduced for all types of indentation. The absorbed energy was also calculated for the uniaxial compression and indentation experiments.
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Dias, A. M. S., and G. C. D. Godoy. "Determination of Stress-Strain Curve through Berkovich Indentation Testing." Materials Science Forum 636-637 (January 2010): 1186–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.636-637.1186.
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Instrumented indentation testing is a technique widely used in different materials to evaluate the penetration depth in function of the indenter load. Considering Berkovich indenter, this methodology has been used to determine mechanical properties such as hardness, Young modulus and a stress versus strain curve of the elastic-plastic behaviour under compression of the tested materials. However, the implementation of this technique to evaluate mechanical properties and also its results have still brought doubts on research areas. Nowadays, the use of a numerical methodology able to evaluate the stress and strain fields during indentation cycle can lead to a more secure interpretation. The aim of this work was to simulate the Berkovich indentation testing and to propose a methodology to extract the stress-strain curve through experimental and numerical analyses. The obtained numerical results for the load-displacement curve were quite similar to the experimental curve presented in the literature.
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Affolter, Christian, Götz Thorwarth, Ariyan Arabi-Hashemi, Ulrich Müller, and Bernhard Weisse. "Ductile Compressive Behavior of Biomedical Alloys." Metals 10, no. 1 (2019): 60. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/met10010060.
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The mechanical properties of ductile metals are generally assessed by means of tensile testing. Compression testing of metal alloys is usually only applied for brittle materials, or if the available specimen size is limited (e.g., in micro indentation). In the present study a previously developed test procedure for compressive testing was applied to determine the elastic properties and the yield curves of different biomedical alloys, such as 316L (two different batches), Ti-6Al-7Nb, and Co-28Cr-6Mo. The results were compared and validated against data from tensile testing. The converted flow curves for true stress vs. logarithmic strain of the compressive samples coincided well up to the yield strength of the tensile samples. The developed compression test method was shown to be reliable and valid, and it can be applied in cases where only small material batches are available, e.g., from additive manufacturing. Nevertheless, a certain yield asymmetry was observed with one of the tested 316L stainless steel alloys and the Co-28Cr-6Mo. Possible hypotheses and explanations for this yield asymmetry are given in the discussion section.
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Cao, Li, Inchan Youn, Farshid Guilak, and Lori A. Setton. "Compressive Properties of Mouse Articular Cartilage Determined in a Novel Micro-Indentation Test Method and Biphasic Finite Element Model." Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 128, no. 5 (2006): 766–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.2246237.
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The mechanical properties of articular cartilage serve as important measures of tissue function or degeneration, and are known to change significantly with osteoarthritis. Interest in small animal and mouse models of osteoarthritis has increased as studies reveal the importance of genetic background in determining predisposition to osteoarthritis. While indentation testing provides a method of determining cartilage mechanical properties in situ, it has been of limited value in studying mouse joints due to the relatively small size of the joint and thickness of the cartilage layer. In this study, we developed a micro-indentation testing system to determine the compressive and biphasic mechanical properties of cartilage in the small joints of the mouse. A nonlinear optimization program employing a genetic algorithm for parameter estimation, combined with a biphasic finite element model of the micro-indentation test, was developed to obtain the biphasic, compressive material properties of articular cartilage. The creep response and material properties of lateral tibial plateau cartilage were obtained for wild-type mouse knee joints, by the micro-indentation testing and optimization algorithm. The newly developed genetic algorithm was found to be efficient and accurate when used with the finite element simulations for nonlinear optimization to the experimental creep data. The biphasic mechanical properties of mouse cartilage in compression (average values: Young’s modulus, 2.0MPa; Poisson’s ratio, 0.20; and hydraulic permeability, 1.1×10−16m4∕N‐s) were found to be of similar orders of magnitude as previous findings for other animal cartilages, including human, bovine, rat, and rabbit and demonstrate the utility of the new test methods. This study provides the first available data for biphasic compressive properties in mouse cartilage and suggests a promising method for detecting altered cartilage mechanics in small animal models of osteoarthritis.
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SHIMIZU, Yuta, and Hiroyuki KATO. "Micro-instrumented indentation testing of plate aluminum under tension/compression load." Proceedings of Conference of Hokkaido Branch 2018.56 (2018): 312. http://dx.doi.org/10.1299/jsmehokkaido.2018.56.312.
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Lin, David C., Emilios K. Dimitriadis, and Ferenc Horkay. "Robust Strategies for Automated AFM Force Curve Analysis—I. Non-adhesive Indentation of Soft, Inhomogeneous Materials." Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 129, no. 3 (2006): 430–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.2720924.
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The atomic force microscope (AFM) has found wide applicability as a nanoindentation tool to measure local elastic properties of soft materials. An automated approach to the processing of AFM indentation data, namely, the extraction of Young’s modulus, is essential to realizing the high-throughput potential of the instrument as an elasticity probe for typical soft materials that exhibit inhomogeneity at microscopic scales. This paper focuses on Hertzian analysis techniques, which are applicable to linear elastic indentation. We compiled a series of synergistic strategies into an algorithm that overcomes many of the complications that have previously impeded efforts to automate the fitting of contact mechanics models to indentation data. AFM raster data sets containing up to 1024 individual force-displacement curves and macroscopic compression data were obtained from testing polyvinyl alcohol gels of known composition. Local elastic properties of tissue-engineered cartilage were also measured by the AFM. All AFM data sets were processed using customized software based on the algorithm, and the extracted values of Young’s modulus were compared to those obtained by macroscopic testing. Accuracy of the technique was verified by the good agreement between values of Young’s modulus obtained by AFM and by direct compression of the synthetic gels. Validation of robustness was achieved by successfully fitting the vastly different types of force curves generated from the indentation of tissue-engineered cartilage. For AFM indentation data that are amenable to Hertzian analysis, the method presented here minimizes subjectivity in preprocessing and allows for improved consistency and minimized user intervention. Automated, large-scale analysis of indentation data holds tremendous potential in bioengineering applications, such as high-resolution elasticity mapping of natural and artificial tissues.
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Lee, Moon Kyu, Kui Won Choi, Tae Soo Lee, and H. N. Lim. "Evaluation of Indentation Test for Measuring Young’s Modulus of Cancellous Bone." Materials Science Forum 544-545 (May 2007): 307–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.544-545.307.
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The indentation test has been in the spotlight due to easy and non-destructive testing characteristics. However, there are little studies for the indentation test of porous materials in the evaluation aspect of methodology. The goal of this study was to evaluate a spherical indentation test in the aspect of indenter-size and indentation depth by measuring elastic modulus of porous materials such as a cancellous bone using a FEM. We developed a microstructure-based FE model of cancellous bone with apparent density 0.2~0.8 g/cm3 in order to simulate uniaxial compression test and indentation test in the light of anatomical observation with a scanning electron microscope (SEM). We obtained a load-displacement curve through the indentation simulation and calculated the Young’s modulus of cancellous structure based on Pharr's hypothesis. The result indicated that indenter diameter has to be more than five times of pore size and indentation depth should be about 8% of indenter diameter at least to obtain the appropriate result of the indentation test. It is expected that this result may guide to the design and the simulation of indentation test for porous materials
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Xu, B. X., and Z. F. Yue. "Study of the ratcheting by the indentation fatigue method with a flat cylindrical indenter: Part I. Experimental study." Journal of Materials Research 21, no. 7 (2006): 1793–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2006.0222.
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Generally, ratcheting is studied on round specimens under tension–compression tests with a nonzero mean load. This work explored the possibility of studying ratcheting by indentation fatigue with a flat cylindrical indenter. In the experiment, emphasis was concentrated on the influence of maximum indentation load (Pmax.), indentation load variance (ΔP = Pmax − Pmin) and frequency of cycling (f) on the indentation depth–cycle curves. The experimental results showed that the indentation depth–cycle curves are analogous to the conventional strain–cycle curve of uniaxial fatigue testing, which has a primary stage of decaying indentation depth per cycle followed by a secondary stage of nearly constant rate of indentation depth per cycle. It was found that the steady-state indentation depth per cycle is an approximate linear function of maximum indentation load (Pmax) and indentation load variance (ΔP = Pmax − Pmin) in the log–log grid. This relationship can be given with a power-law expression as an analogous equation of steady-state ratcheting rate. Further study showed that the influence of frequency of cycling on the steady state indentation depth per cycle can be ignored when the frequency of cycling exceeds a certain value. Finally, comparison was made between the conventional uniaxial fatigue test and indentation fatigue test for the steady-state stage. It was shown that the conventional uniaxial fatigue parameters can be obtained by the indentation fatigue method.
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Zobitz, Mark E., Zong-Ping Luo, and Kai-Nan An. "Determination of the Compressive Material Properties of the Supraspinatus Tendon." Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 123, no. 1 (2000): 47–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.1339816.
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A methodology was developed for determining the compressive properties of the supraspinatus tendon, based on finite element principles. Simplified three-dimensional models were created based on anatomical thickness measurements of unloaded supraspinatus tendons over 15 points. The tendon material was characterized as a composite structure of longitudinally arranged collagen fibers within an extrafibrillar matrix. The matrix was formulated as a hyperelastic material described by the Ogden form of the strain energy potential. The hyperelastic material parameters were parametrically manipulated until the analytical load-displacement results were similar to the results obtained from indentation testing. In the geometrically averaged tendon, the average ratio of experimental to theoretical maximum indentation displacement was 1.00 (SD: 0.01). The average normalization of residuals was 2.1g (SD: 0.9g). Therefore, the compressive material properties of the supraspinatus tendon extrafibrillar matrix were adequately derived with a first-order hyperelastic formulation. The initial compressive elastic modulus ranged from 0.024 to 0.090 MPa over the tendon surface and increased nonlinearly with additional compression. Using these material properties, the stresses induced during acromional impingement can be analyzed.
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Chen, Xingyu, Yilu Zhou, Liyun Wang, Michael H. Santare, Leo Q. Wan, and X. Lucas Lu. "Determining Tension–Compression Nonlinear Mechanical Properties of Articular Cartilage from Indentation Testing." Annals of Biomedical Engineering 44, no. 4 (2015): 1148–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10439-015-1402-8.
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Jin, Hui, and Jack L. Lewis. "Determination of Poisson’s Ratio of Articular Cartilage by Indentation Using Different-Sized Indenters." Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 126, no. 2 (2004): 138–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.1688772.
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Articular cartilage is often characterized as an isotropic elastic material with no interstitial fluid flow during instantaneous and equilibrium conditions, and indentation testing commonly used to deduce material properties of Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio. Since only one elastic parameter can be deduced from a single indentation test, some other test method is often used to allow separate measurement of both parameters. In this study, a new method is introduced by which the two material parameters can be obtained using indentation tests alone, without requiring a secondary different type of test. This feature makes the method more suitable for testing small samples in situ. The method takes advantages of the finite layer effect. By indenting the sample twice with different-sized indenters, a nonlinear equation with the Poisson’s ratio as the only unknown can be formed and Poisson’s ratio obtained by solving the nonlinear equation. The method was validated by comparing the predicted Poisson’s ratio for urethane rubber with the manufacturer’s supplied value, and comparing the predicted Young’s modulus for urethane rubber and an elastic foam material with modulii measured by unconfined compression. Anisotropic and nonhomogeneous finite-element (FE) models of the indentation were developed to aid in data interpretation. Applying the method to bovine patellar cartilage, the tissue’s Young’s modulus was found to be 1.79±0.59MPa in instantaneous response and 0.45±0.26MPa in equilibrium, and the Poisson’s ratio 0.503±0.028 and 0.463±0.073 in instantaneous and equilibrium, respectively. The equilibrium Poisson’s ratio obtained in our work was substantially higher than those derived from biphasic indentation theory and those optically measured in an unconfined compression test. The finite element model results and examination of viscoelastic-biphasic models suggest this could be due to viscoelastic, inhomogeneity, and anisotropy effects.
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Antipova, Christina G., Arthur E. Krupnin, Arthur R. Zakirov, et al. "A Comprehensive Mechanical Testing of Polyacrylamide Hydrogels: The Impact of Crosslink Density." Polymers 17, no. 6 (2025): 737. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym17060737.
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Mechanical properties are one of the most important characteristics of biomaterials for many different applications, including biomedicine. Soft biomaterials, such as hydrogels, are difficult to characterize by conventional mechanical testing, because their mechanical properties are much lower than required by conventional testing machines. In this work, we aimed to systematically study the mechanical behavior of a model soft material, polyacrylamide hydrogels, under different loading modes: tension, torsion, compression, and indentation. This allowed us to develop a comprehensive approach to the mechanical testing of soft materials. To overcome excessive compression and slippage of the hydrogel samples when fixed in the grips during tension, additional 3D-printed grips were designed. Digital image correlation was used to determine the Poisson’s ratio of the hydrogels. The Young’s modulus values obtained from all types of mechanical tests analyzed were highly correlated. However, for hydrogels with a low crosslinker concentration, 1–2%, tension–compression asymmetry was observed. Moreover, the results of the mechanical tests were verified in indentation tests, including analytical estimation, and full-scale and numerical experiments. We also discuss the limits of using a two-parameter Mooney–Rivlin model for fitting hydrogel uniaxial tension deformation curves, which was unstable for the hydrogels with 4 and 9% crosslinker concentration. The implemented approach provided a comprehensive analysis of the mechanical behavior of biomaterials. The elastic moduli for all hydrogels studied were in the range from 20 to 160 kPa, which corresponds well to human soft tissues, making them a promising material for application as tissue-mimicking phantoms.
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Murthy, Tejas G., Christopher Saldana, Matthew Hudspeth, and Rachid M'Saoubi. "Deformation field heterogeneity in punch indentation." Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 470, no. 2166 (2014): 20130807. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2013.0807.
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Plastic heterogeneity in indentation is fundamental for understanding mechanics of hardness testing and impression-based deformation processing methods. The heterogeneous deformation underlying plane-strain indentation was investigated in plastic loading of copper by a flat punch. Deformation parameters were measured, in situ , by tracking the motion of asperities in high-speed optical imaging. These measurements were coupled with multi-scale analyses of strength, microstructure and crystallographic texture in the vicinity of the indentation. Self-consistency is demonstrated in description of the deformation field using the in situ mechanics-based measurements and post-mortem materials characterization. Salient features of the punch indentation process elucidated include, among others, the presence of a dead-metal zone underneath the indenter, regions of intense strain rate (e.g. slip lines) and extent of the plastic flow field. Perhaps more intriguing are the transitions between shear-type and compression-type deformation modes over the indentation region that were quantified by the high-resolution crystallographic texture measurements. The evolution of the field concomitant to the progress of indentation is discussed and primary differences between the mechanics of indentation for a rigid perfectly plastic material and a strain-hardening material are described.
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Prakash, Raghu V. "Understanding Fatigue Damage Progression in Stainless Steel 304L through Static and Cyclic Indentation Studies." Materials Performance and Characterization 13, no. 2 (2024): 144–64. https://doi.org/10.1520/mpc20230133.
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ABSTRACT Understanding fatigue damage progression and estimating remaining life is a major challenge in the asset management of safety critical components. A small scoop of material is extracted from the critical locations of a component, and the fatigue property is estimated from the small volume of material. Cyclic automated ball indentation (ABI), cyclic small punch test and cyclic bulge test are the three known small volume fatigue test methods; among them, cyclic ABI has the potential to be used in situ apart from laboratory testing. During cyclic ABI testing, compression-compression fatigue loading is applied on the material using a tungsten carbide spherical indenter of 1/16-in. diameter, and from the load-displacement response, the failure cycle is identified. To understand fatigue damage progression in a systematic manner, controlled constant amplitude fatigue experiments were carried out on hourglass-shaped SS304L stainless steel specimens with periodic interruption to conduct static ABI and cyclic ABI experiments. Our earlier study suggested a good correlation between failure cycles identified from displacement response with the acoustic emission data as well as hysteresis energy. Hence, in the present study, the load-indenter displacement data are used as a reference to characterize the damage progression. Failure life data obtained from the cyclic ball indentation tests show progressive degradation because of global fatigue damage progression. Exploratory experiments were conducted to identify the effect of test control mode (viz., global load control and actuator displacement control on failure life during cyclic ABI testing); it is found that both the control modes are capable of identifying failure life during cyclic indentation testing. Static and cyclic ABI tests on the weld regions of stainless steel SS304L(N) suggests distinct material response at the base metal and weld region. Thus, cyclic ABI testing can be deployed in situ during plant maintenance to record fatigue response of localized spots.
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Cui, Shenglin, Atsushi Sakuma, Tsuyoshi Morita, and Hideo Matsui. "Effect Evaluation of Repeated Compression for Tactile Hardening of Cotton Pile Towel by Indentation Test." Key Engineering Materials 978 (March 27, 2024): 137–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/p-qxq4ws.
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Pile has a textured structure that contains voids and cavities, and the texture hardens with repeated use. It is advantageous to numerically evaluate the hardening characteristics of the pile texture for the development of the products such as towels. Then, the objective of this study is to establish an objective method for evaluating the hardening of the pile due to repeated use. In particular, to determine product specifications, it is necessary to define the conditions under which measurement results are stable. Therefore, for proper design of pile products, objective test methods for repeat use of the pile must be identified. This article reports the effect of repeated indentation testing with a spherical probe on towel samples folded in two to form four layers. A contact theory based on Hertzian theorem is used to evaluate the stiffening of the towel due to repeated indentation. For the properties evaluated in this extended contact theorem, the stiffening behavior is discussed by comparing the changes in the results of 20 repeated tests. In this discussion, the critical times of the indentation test are analyzed to quantify the characteristics of the stiffening behavior of the cotton towels. Analyzing the indentation times shows that critical conditions for the number of tests can be defined.
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Shojaei, Pouya, Riccardo Scazzosi, Mohamed Trabia, et al. "An Approach for Material Model Identification of a Composite Coating Using Micro-Indentation and Multi-Scale Simulations." Coatings 12, no. 1 (2022): 92. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/coatings12010092.
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While deposited thin film coatings can help enhance surface characteristics such as hardness and friction, their effective incorporation in product design is restricted by the limited understanding of their mechanical behavior. To address this, an approach combining micro-indentation and meso/micro-scale simulations was proposed. In this approach, micro-indentation testing was conducted on both the coating and the substrate. A meso-scale uniaxial compression finite element model was developed to obtain a material model of the coating. This material model was incorporated within an axisymmetric micro-scale model of the coating to simulate the indentation. The proposed approach was applied to a Ti/SiC metal matrix nanocomposite (MMNC) coating, with a 5% weight of SiC nanoparticles deposited over a Ti-6Al-4V substrate using selective laser melting (SLM). Micro-indentation testing was conducted on both the Ti/SiC MMNC coating and the Ti-6Al-4V substrate. The results of the meso-scale finite element indicated that the MMNC coating can be represented using a bi-linear elastic-plastic material model, which was incorporated within an axisymmetric micro-scale model. Comparison of the experimental and micro-scale model results indicated that the proposed approach was effective in capturing the post-indentation behavior of the Ti/SiC MMNC coating. This methodology can also be used for studying the response of composite coatings with different percentages of reinforcements.
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Minnert, Christian, Hamad ur Rehman, and Karsten Durst. "Thermally activated dislocation mechanism in Mo studied by indentation, compression and impact testing." Journal of Materials Research 36, no. 12 (2021): 2397–407. http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/s43578-021-00126-4.
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Abstract Body-centered cubic metals like molybdenum and tungsten are interesting structural materials for high-temperature applications. These metals, are however, brittle at low homologous temperature, caused by the limited mobility of screw dislocations. In this study, the thermally activated deformation mechanisms in bcc Mo have been investigated using strain rate jump nanoindentation and compression tests as well as Charpy V-notch impact testing. The material shows a significant softening with increasing temperature and a maximum in strain rate sensitivity is found at the critical temperature, before decreasing again in the ductile regime. The activation volume, however, showed a distinct increase from about 5 b3 at the onset of the brittle to ductile transition temperature. Here we propose to use temperature-dependent nanoindentation strain rate jump testing and the activation volume as a complementary approach to provide some indication of the brittle to ductile transition temperature of bcc metals. Graphic Abstract
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Desai, C. C., and M. S. V. Ramana. "Vickers micromechanical indentation and compression testing of ferroelectric lead hydrogen phosphate single crystals." Journal of Materials Science 23, no. 2 (1988): 617–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf01174695.
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Field, J. S., and M. V. Swain. "Determining the mechanical properties of small volumes of material from submicrometer spherical indentations." Journal of Materials Research 10, no. 1 (1995): 101–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/jmr.1995.0101.
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The stress/strain behavior of bulk material is usually investigated in uniaxial tension or compression; however, these methods are not generally available for very small volumes of material. Submicrometer indentation using a spherical indenter has the potential for filling this gap with, possibly, access to hardness and elastic modulus profiles, representative stress/strain curves, and the strain hardening index. The proposed techniques are based on principles well established in hardness testing using spherical indenters, but not previously applied to depth-sensing instruments capable of measurements on a submicrometer scale. These approaches are now adapted to the analysis of data obtained by stepwise indentation with partial unloading, a technique that facilitates separation of the elastic and plastic components of indentation at each step and is able to take account of the usually ignored phenomena of “piling up” and “sinking in”.
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PASKA, ZBYNEK, JAROSLAV ROJICEK, MARTIN FUSEK, FRANTISEK FOJTIK, DAGMAR LICKOVA, and JAKUB CIENCIALA. "MOUNTING FOAMS: MAKING OF SPECIMENS AND MECHANICAL TESTING." MM Science Journal 2022, no. 3 (2022): 5893–900. http://dx.doi.org/10.17973/mmsj.2022_10_2022118.
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The article deals with the design of the technology of production of polyurethane foam (PU) specimens and with their mechanical testing. A simple procedure is proposed to produce specimens with complex shapes. The procedure is tested on two different mounting foams. These specimens were subjected to several experiments. The article presents experimental results for only one mounting foam. The tests were performed on a Testometric M500-50CT testing machine. Specifically, these are a tensile/compression test, a 3-point bending test, a shear test, and a modified indentation test. For each specimen, the displacement was also measured in the selected area with Digital Image Correlation Method. These measured data are presented in the article.
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Juliano, Thomas F., Aaron M. Forster, Peter L. Drzal, Tusit Weerasooriya, Paul Moy, and Mark R. VanLandingham. "Multiscale mechanical characterization of biomimetic physically associating gels." Journal of Materials Research 21, no. 8 (2006): 2084–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2006.0254.
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The mechanical response of living tissue is important to understanding the injury-risk associated with impact events. Often, ballistic gelatin or synthetic materials are developed to serve as tissue surrogates in mechanical testing. Unfortunately, current materials are not optimal and present several experimental challenges. Bulk measurement techniques, such as compression and shear testing geometries, do not fully represent the stress states and rate of loading experienced in an actual impact event. Indentation testing induces deviatoric stress states as well as strain rates not typically available to bulk measurement equipment. In this work, a ballistic gelatin and two styrene-isoprene triblock copolymer gels are tested and compared using both macroscale and microscale measurements. A methodology is presented to conduct instrumented indentation experiments on materials with a modulus far below 1 MPa. The synthetic triblock copolymer gels were much easier to test than the ballistic gelatin. Compared to ballistic gelatin, both copolymer gels were found to have a greater degree of thermal stability. All of the materials exhibit strain-rate dependence, although the magnitude of dependence was a function of the loading rate and testing method.
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Feng, Shangxin, Yuxing Zhang, Yufei Zhao, and Mengchen Yun. "Rock Indentation Behavior: Effects of Penetration Rates and Indenter Types." Applied Sciences 15, no. 4 (2025): 1785. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15041785.
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This paper is an attempt to investigate the rock indentation behaviors of a conical pick under different loading rates (1, 2, 3, and 4 mm/min), indenter types (sharp and blunt indenters), and types of rock (concrete, limestone, granite). Serial indentation tests by indenters were first performed by an automatic universal testing machine and monitored by an i-SPEED high-speed camera to record the peak pick force, indentation depth, rock fracture area, and rock failure process. Accordingly, the effect of loading rates, rock brittleness, and pick type on rock indentation behaviors was subsequently analyzed for a sound understanding of rock fragmentation mechanisms with indenters. It was found that higher loading rates necessitate a higher pick force and indentation depth to achieve rock fragmentation, resulting in a larger fractured area. Notably, a positive linear relationship exists between loading rates, rock-breaking forces, and fracture areas. A sharp indenter induces multiple cycles of repeated crushing and chipping phases, resulting in an arcuate-shaped fracture pattern with a smaller fractured area. Conversely, the rounded blunt indenter leads to a single stage of compression, with cracks propagating directly through the rock specimen, producing a larger fractured area. In addition, rock brittleness is another key factor to control rock failure efficiency, with tensile strength serving as a significant component.
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Zhao, Jiyun, Chao Cao, Guilin Li, et al. "Study on the Similarity of Biomechanical Behavior between Gelatin and Porcine Liver." BioMed Research International 2020 (August 24, 2020): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7021636.
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As a natural polymer, gelatin is increasingly being used as a substitute for animals or humans for the simulation and testing of surgical procedures. In the current study, the similarity verification was neglected and a 10 wt.% or 20 wt.% gelatin sample was used directly. To compare the mechanical similarities between gelatin and biological tissues, different concentrations of gelatin samples were subjected to tensile, compression, and indentation tests and compared with porcine liver tissue. The loading rate in the three tests fully considered the surgical application conditions; notably, a loading speed up to 12 mm/s was applied in the indentation testing, the tensile test was performed at a speed of 1 mm/s until fracture, and the compression tests were compressed at a rate of 0.16 mm/s and 1 mm/s. A comparison of the results shows that the mechanical behaviors of low-concentration gelatin samples involved in the study are similar to the mechanical behavior of porcine liver tissue. The results of the gelatin material were mathematically expressed by the Mooney-Rivlin model and the Prony series. The results show that the material properties of gelatin can mimic the range of mechanical characteristics of porcine liver, and gelatin can be used as a matrix to further improve the similarity between substitute materials and biological tissues.
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Kang, Xueqin, Chi Yao, Lei Qiao, Gaofeng Ge, and Peizhong Feng. "Processing and Mechanical Properties of Ultra-high Molecular Weight Polyethylene Reinforced by Silver Nanoparticles." Polymers and Polymer Composites 25, no. 9 (2017): 683–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/096739111702500906.
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The present study was designed to investigate the mechanical performance of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) reinforced by silver nanoparticles. The Ag/UHMWPE nanocomposites were prepared by a plate vulcanizing machine and tested with a contact angle micrometer, UMT friction tester, electronic universal testing machine and MicroXAM three-dimensional profilometer to characterise the wettability, ball indentation hardness, creep resistance, compression properties, and friction and wear performance. A scanning electron microscope (SEM) was employed to describe the morphology of the Ag/UHMWPE nanocomposites surfaces following the friction and wear tests. These results demonstrate that the compressive yield strength, ball indentation hardness and creep resistance increased with an increase in the content of silver nanoparticles. The contact angle of the Ag/UHMWPE nanocomposites with bovine calf serum decreases with an increase in the content of silver nanoparticles and this change increases the wettability of the Ag/UHMWPE nanocomposites. Therefore, the friction coefficient decreases, but the wear mechanism changes from scratch and furrow to fatigue flakes when the mass fraction of silver nanoparticles exceeds 0.3%. The composite with a silver nanoparticles mass fraction of 0.3% exhibits a low friction coefficient and good wear resistance.
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Li, Zong-Ming. "GENDER DIFFERENCE IN CARPAL TUNNEL COMPLIANCE." Journal of Musculoskeletal Research 09, no. 03 (2005): 153–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218957705001527.
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The purposes of this study were to investigate the mechanical properties of the carpal tunnel and to examine carpal tunnel compliance as it related to gender difference. Twelve male and twelve female subjects without any neuromusculoskeletal disorders in the upper extremities participated in the study. Indentation testing was manually performed on the wrist volar to the transverse carpal ligament. Effective compliance was defined as the slope of the regression analyses of indentation force and displacement data. In the tested indentation force range (2.45–19.60 N), the displacement of females was 1.38 ± 0.25 mm, significantly smaller than that of the males, 1.82 ± 0.30 mm (p < 0.001). Regression analyses in the force range showed that the effective compliance for females, 0.075 ± 0.012 mm/N, was 26.3% lower than that for males, 0.101 ± 0.018 mm/N (p < 0.005). It was concluded that females have less compliant carpal tunnel than males. The gender difference in carpal tunnel mechanics may predispose females to detrimental compression of the median nerve and carpal tunnel syndrome.
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Dennis, Cole J., and Cheryl E. Quenneville. "Comprehensive Characterization of Soft Tissue and Surrogate Materials across Varied Loading Methods." SAE International Journal of Transportation Safety 12, no. 2 (2024): 121–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.4271/09-12-02-0012.
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<div>Exploring the mechanical properties of soft tissues under compressive loading is crucial for understanding their role in automobile incidents. Soft tissues, which serve as cushions or padding between bone and vehicle interiors, significantly influence contact duration and forces, thereby altering incident kinematics and injury. In this investigation, muscle and soft connective tissues from post-mortem human subjects (PMHS) forearms were excised and subjected to compression and indentation testing methods at various rates and strains. Specific samples with higher proportions of muscle were compared against samples without muscle tissues to evaluate the role of compositional changes. Anthropomorphic test device (ATD) upper extremity foam and vinyl–foam composite analog tissues underwent similar testing for comparison. High impact rates simulating those in high-speed automotive collisions were achieved using a custom-built drop tower impactor setup. The results revealed significantly higher stiffness values for samples with large proportions of muscle tissue compared to no muscle samples at smaller deformations. Substantial differences in stiffness were seen between soft tissues and ATD materials across most loading rates and strains, although some exceptions were noted at higher rates and strains. An indentation and modified Zener model were used to quantify material parameters. These findings provide a solid basis for advancing ATD analogs and have broader implications for soft tissue research. Moreover, this work represents a crucial step toward enhancing safety standards in the automotive industry.</div>
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Potrzeszcz-Sut, Beata, and Agnieszka Dudzik. "The Application of a Hybrid Method for the Identification of Elastic–Plastic Material Parameters." Materials 15, no. 12 (2022): 4139. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15124139.
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The indentation test is a popular method for the investigation of the mechanical properties of materials. The technique, which combines traditional indentation tests with mapping the shape of the imprint, provides more data describing the material parameters. In this paper, such methodology is employed for estimating the selected material parameters described by Ramberg–Osgood’s law, i.e., Young’s modulus, the yield point, and the material hardening exponent. Two combined identification methods were used: the P-A procedure, in which the material parameters are identified on the basis of the coordinates of the indentation curves, and the P-C procedure, which uses the coordinates describing the imprint profile. The inverse problem was solved by neural networks. The results of numerical indentation tests—pairs of coordinates describing the indentation curves and imprint profiles—were used as input data for the networks. In order to reduce the size of the input vector, a simple and effective method of approximating the branches of the curves was proposed. In the Results Section, we show the performance of the approximation as a data reduction mechanism on a synthetic dataset. The sparse model generated by the presented approach is also shown to efficiently reconstruct the data while minimizing error in the prediction of the mentioned material parameters. Our approach appeared to consistently provide better performance on the testing datasets with considerably easier computation than the principal component analysis compression results available in the literature.
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Gyurkó, Zoltán, and Rita Nemes. "Static Hardness Testing of Cement Mortars Containing Different Types of Recycled Construction Waste Powders." Solids 2, no. 4 (2021): 331–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/solids2040021.
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The present paper deals with the hardness of cement mortars prepared with recycled materials that are potential supplementary cementitious materials (SCM). Two potential SCMs (aerated concrete powder (ACP) and concrete powder) were investigated and compared with a reference (neat cement) sample and a sample containing metakaolin (MK). The long-term performance of the mortars was studied up to the age of one year. Based on the compressive strength tests at different ages, neither concrete powder nor ACP significantly decreases the compressive strength at a 10% substitution ratio. The samples were studied with two types of static hardness tests: the Brinell hardness test and the depth sensing indentation test at two different load levels. The hardness test results indicated that the standard deviation of the results is lower at a higher load level. In the case of metakaolin and concrete powder, the change in the compressive strength was observable in the hardness test results. However, in case of the ACP, the compressive strength decreased, while the hardness increased, which can be traced back to the filler effect of aerated concrete powder. Finally, using the DSI test, the hardness results were analyzed on an energy basis. The analysis highlighted that the change in the hardness is connected to the elastic indentation energy, while it is independent from the dissipated (plastic) indentation energy.
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Naughton-Duszová, Csanádi, Sedlák, Hvizdoš, and Dusza. "Small-Scale Mechanical Testing of Cemented Carbides from the Micro- to the Nano-Level: A Review." Metals 9, no. 5 (2019): 502. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/met9050502.
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In this overview, we summarize the results published to date concerning the small-scale mechanical testing of WC–Co cemented carbides and similar hardmetals, describing the clear trend in the research towards ever-smaller scales (currently at the nano-level). The load-size effect during micro/nanohardness testing of hardmetals and their constituents and the influence of the WC grain orientation on their deformation, hardness, indentation modulus, fracture toughness, and fatigue characteristics are discussed. The effect of the WC grain size/orientation, cobalt content, and testing environment on damage accumulation, wear mechanisms, and wear parameters are summarized. The deformation and fracture characteristics and mechanical properties, such as the yield and compression strength, of WC–Co composites and their individual WC grains at different orientations during micropillar compression tests are described. The mechanical and fracture properties of micro-cantilevers milled from WC–Co hardmetals, single WC grains, and cantilevers containing WC/WC boundaries with differently-oriented WC grains are discussed. The physical background of the deformation and damage mechanisms in cemented carbides at the micro/nano-levels is descri and potential directions for future research in this field are outlined.
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Jayababu, A., V. Arumugam, B. Rajesh, and C. Suresh Kumar. "Damage Characterization in Glass/Epoxy Composite Laminates under Normal and Oblique Planes of Cyclic Indentation Loading with AE Monitoring." Materials Evaluation 79, no. 1 (2021): 61–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.32548/2021.me-04126.
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This work focuses on the experimental investigation of indentation damage resistance in different stacking sequences of glass/epoxy composite laminates under cyclic loading on normal (0°) and oblique (20°) planes. The stacking sequence, such as unidirectional [0]12, angle ply [±45]6S, and cross ply [0/90]6S, were subjected to cyclic indentation loading and monitoring by acoustic emission testing (AE). The laminates were loaded at the center using a hemispherical steel indenter with a 12.7 mm diameter. The cyclic indentation loading was performed at displacements from 0.5 to 3 mm with an increment of 0.5 mm in each cycle. Subsequently, the residual compressive strength of the post-indented laminates was estimated by testing them under in-plane loading, once again with AE monitoring. Mechanical responses such as peak load, absorbed energy, stiffness, residual dent, and damage area were used for the quantification of the indentation-induced damage. The normalized AE cumulative counts, AE energy, and Felicity ratio were used for monitoring the damage initiation and propagation. Moreover, the discrete wavelet analysis of acoustic emission signals and fast Fourier transform enabled the calculation of the peak frequency content of each damage mechanism. The results showed that the cross-ply laminates had superior indentation damage resistance over angle ply and unidirectional (UD) laminates under normal and oblique planes of cyclic loading. However, the conclusion from the results was that UD laminates showed a better reduction in residual compressive strength than the other laminate configurations.
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Jayababu, A., V. Arumugam, B. Rajesh, and C. Suresh Kumar. "Damage Characterization in Glass/Epoxy Composite Laminates under Normal and Oblique Planes of Cyclic Indentation Loading with AE Monitoring." Materials Evaluation 79, no. 1 (2021): 61–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.32548/2020.me-04126.
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This work focuses on the experimental investigation of indentation damage resistance in different stacking sequences of glass/epoxy composite laminates under cyclic loading on normal (0°) and oblique (20°) planes. The stacking sequence, such as unidirectional [0]12, angle ply [±45]6S, and cross ply [0/90]6S, were subjected to cyclic indentation loading and monitoring by acoustic emission testing (AE). The laminates were loaded at the center using a hemispherical steel indenter with a 12.7 mm diameter. The cyclic indentation loading was performed at displacements from 0.5 to 3 mm with an increment of 0.5 mm in each cycle. Subsequently, the residual compressive strength of the post-indented laminates was estimated by testing them under in-plane loading, once again with AE monitoring. Mechanical responses such as peak load, absorbed energy, stiffness, residual dent, and damage area were used for the quantification of the indentation-induced damage. The normalized AE cumulative counts, AE energy, and Felicity ratio were used for monitoring the damage initiation and propagation. Moreover, the discrete wavelet analysis of acoustic emission signals and fast Fourier transform enabled the calculation of the peak frequency content of each damage mechanism. The results showed that the cross-ply laminates had superior indentation damage resistance over angle ply and unidirectional (UD) laminates under normal and oblique planes of cyclic loading. However, the conclusion from the results was that UD laminates showed a better reduction in residual compressive strength than the other laminate configurations.
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Xu, B. X., and Z. F. Yue. "Study of ratcheting by the indentation fatigue method with a flat cylindrical indenter. Part II. Finite element simulation." Journal of Materials Research 22, no. 1 (2007): 186–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2007.0019.
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The finite element method (FEM) was used to study the flat cylindrical indentation fatigue behavior using a kinematic hardening model (A-F model). This study was motivated by the experimental work of the preceding paper [B.X. Xu and Z.F. Yue, J. Mater. Res.21, 1793 (2006)], in which there were obvious similarities in the behavior of conventional fatigue specimens and indentation fatigue specimens. It is proposed that the A-F model can predict the indentation fatigue behavior. Generally, the experimental behavior of the indentation fatigue testing can be explained by the FEM analysis. In addition, the effect of residual stress on the indentation depth per cycle was studied. The effect of friction between the indenter and the specimen and evolution of von Mises stress beneath the indenter was also investigated. Numerical results showed that the effect of friction on the indentation depth propagation can be neglected. Further analysis showed that the steady-state indentation depth per cycle increases with increasing compressive residual stress and decreasing tensile residual stress.
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Cheshomi, Akbar, Golnaz Hajipour, Jafar Hassanpour, Bahman Bagha Dashtaki, Yavar Firouzei, and Ebrahim Ahmadi Sheshde. "Estimation of uniaxial compressive strength of shale using indentation testing." Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 151 (March 2017): 24–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2017.01.030.
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Wang, Yanli, Pengfei Dong, Jingyao Ke, et al. "Experimental evaluation of self-expandable metallic tracheobronchial stents." Nanotechnology Reviews 8, no. 1 (2019): 136–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ntrev-2019-0013.
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Abstract The self-expandable metallic stents have been widely used in tracheobronchial obstruction or fistulation, including the J-shaped and Y-shaped stents, named after the shape of the branch-stem junction of the stent. However, there is scarce data on the mechanical performance of these tracheobronchial stents, which is essential for optimal stent implantation. In this work, eight self-expandable metallic tracheobronchial stents in three types (i.e., straight, J-shaped, and Y-shaped), with or without cover, were characterized. The compression resistance of the stems was investigated through both compression and indentation tests. The bending resistance of the branches in the J-shaped and Y-shaped stents was assessed through the bending test. Our results demonstrated that the covered stents exhibited a significantly higher compression resistance and bending resistance than the uncovered ones. The branches had a minimal impact on the compression resistance of the stem. The branch of the J-shaped stent showed a significantly lower bending resistance than the Y shaped one. This work provides a testing framework for the J-shaped and Y-shaped stents,which could shed some light on the optimal design of stent with branches.
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Jayababu, A., V. Arumugam, B. Rajesh, and C. Suresh Kumar. "Investigation of indentation damage resistance on normal and inclined plane of glass/epoxy composite laminates using acoustic emission monitoring." Journal of Composite Materials 54, no. 21 (2020): 2953–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021998320906864.
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This work relates to the investigation of indentation induced damage resistance in glass fiber reinforced polymer composite laminates under normal and inclined planes. Uni-directional [0] and cross-ply [0/90] glass fiber reinforced polymer composite specimens were subjected to 0° and 20° indentation loading with acoustic emission monitoring. The specimens were loaded at the centre using a hemispherical steel indenter with 12.7 mm diameter. Mechanical responses such as force–displacement behavior, absorbed energy and resulting damage area were used for the quantification of the indentation damage. Acoustic responses such as normalized cumulative counts, energy, duration and peak frequency were considered for monitoring damage progression during 0° and 20° indentation loading. The residual compressive strength of the glass fiber reinforced polymer specimens following indentation was measured by testing them under in-plane loading, once again with acoustic emission monitoring. The correlation between mechanical and acoustic strain energy was used for the evaluation of the damage severity of the laminates. The result revealed indentation damage resistance in cross-ply laminates as 65.08% and 68.01% higher than uni-directional laminates for 0°, whereas for 20°, there was a reduction in the damage resistance in cross-ply laminates to 43.27% and 57.39%. These were higher than uni-directional laminates under the displacements of 2 mm and 3 mm, respectively. The conclusion from these results was that transverse shear load at 20° inclination of laminate leads to reduction in residual compressive strength. Moreover, uni-directional glass/epoxy laminates have better residual compressive strength than cross-ply laminates for both 2 mm and 3 mm indentation displacements.
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Fang, Xufei, Lukas Porz, Kuan Ding, and Atsutomo Nakamura. "Bridging the Gap between Bulk Compression and Indentation Test on Room-Temperature Plasticity in Oxides: Case Study on SrTiO3." Crystals 10, no. 10 (2020): 933. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cryst10100933.
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Dislocation-based functionalities in inorganic ceramics and semiconductors are drawing increasing attention, contrasting the conventional belief that the majority of ceramic materials are brittle at room temperature. Understanding the dislocation behavior in ceramics and advanced semiconducting materials is therefore critical for the mechanical reliability of such materials and devices designed for harvesting the dislocation-based functionalities. Here we compare the mechanical testing between indentation at nano-/microscale and bulk uniaxial deformation at macroscale and highlight the dislocation plasticity in single crystal SrTiO3, a model perovskite. The similarities and differences as well as the advantages and limitations of both testing protocols are discussed based on the experimental outcome of the crystal plasticity, with a focus on the pre-existing defect population being probed with different volumes across the length scales (“size effect”). We expect this work to pave the road for studying dislocation-based plasticity in various advanced functional ceramics and semiconductors.
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LaFontaine, W. R., B. Yost, and Che-Yu Li. "Effect of residual stress and adhesion on the hardness of copper films deposited on silicon." Journal of Materials Research 5, no. 4 (1990): 776–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/jmr.1990.0776.
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Continuous indentation testing was used to measure the hardness as a function of indentation depth, of three micron thick copper films deposited on silicon with an intermediate layer of 20 nm thick chromium or titanium. Three different indenters, a nearly perfect Vickers, a Vickers with a 1.2 μm2 flat, and a Pyramid with a 25 μm2 flat were employed. The hardness data suggest that the titanium interlayer produced significantly greater film/substrate adhesion than the chromium interlayer. A compressive residual stress, which relaxed with time, was detected in the samples with the titanium interlayer.
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Ding, Yao Yao, Tadafumi Adschiri, Garry A. Williams, et al. "Validation of BioDent TDI as a New Clinical Diagnostic Method." Advanced Materials Research 275 (July 2011): 151–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.275.151.
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Indentation is a mature technique that has been widely used in materials science to investigate the mechanical properties of metals and thin films. The indentation technique provides accurate modulus and hardness values of materials over many length scales and can target specific microstructures within heterogeneous materials. A more traditional engineering approach for mechanical properties is three point bend testing which provides an indication of the general fracture performance of the material. The breaking force and toughness results determined are based on the materials overall structure and composition. However, for both techniques, the testing specimen requires certain degree of process. This study evaluated a new indentation technique, which is able to penetrate biological tissues, apply compressive loads on the bone surface and record the resulting displacement, using wild type rats fed with a standard diet. In this study, both femurs from the same animal were tested followed by the three point bending to reach structural failure. We found a correlation between the two techniques and the properties of the bone in the animal model.
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Larsson, Per-Lennart. "On the Behavior of Mechanical Stress Fields at Indentation of Materials with Residual Stresses." Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance 30, no. 4 (2021): 2566–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11665-021-05596-5.
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AbstractIt is an obvious fact that residual stresses can have a detrimental effect on the mechanical integrity of structures. Measuring such stresses can often be a tedious task and for that reason sharp indentation testing has been proposed as an alternative for this purpose. Correlation between global indentation properties and residual stresses has been studied quite frequently, and a solid foundation has been laid down concerning this issue. Empirical, or semi-empirical, relations have been proposed yielding results of quite good accuracy. Further progress and mechanical understanding regarding this matter will require a more in-depth understanding of the field variables at this particular indentation problem and this is the subject of the present study. In doing so, finite element simulations are performed of sharp indentation of materials with and without residual stresses. Classical Mises plasticity and conical indentation are considered. The main conclusion from this study is that the development of stresses in materials with high or medium-sized compressive residual stresses differs substantially from a situation with tensile residual stresses, both as regards the level of elastic deformation in the contact region and the sensitivity of such stresses. Any attempt to include such stress states in a general correlation effort of indentation quantities is therefore highly unlikely to be successful.
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Nuriev, A. A., and Sh Kh Sultanov. "Using proppant indentation coefficient in design of hydraulic fracturing treatment of oil source rocks." Earth sciences and subsoil use 45, no. 3 (2022): 305–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.21285/2686-9993-2022-45-3-305-312.
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The purpose of the study is the laboratory determination of proppant indentation coefficients depending on the geological composition of the oil source rocks and their application in the design of hydraulic fracturing treatment. The laboratory researches used the core material of oil-producing deposits of the Domanic formation. The indentation of prop pant was carried out on the CTM-100 compression testing machine, in order to eliminate the measurement error, the size of the cells was additionally specified using ADF U300P microscope with the operation capacity either in reflected light or reflected and transmitted light only. As a result, the geological features of the Domanic complex were confirmed: a large content of organic matter was traced on the core material, the bulk of the rock was composed of carbonates with frequent lithological layering. The indentation coefficient of 20/40 proppan were as following: 0.2–0.4 mm in limestones, 0.23–0.45 mm in clay limestones, 0.47 mm for organic matter. The indentation coefficients for 30/50 proppant were as follows: 0.1– 0.5 mm in limestones, 0.13–0.55 mm in clay limestones, 0.47 mm in organic matter. The use of the obtained coefficients in the design of hydraulic fracturing treatment allowed to specify the fixed width of the crack opening that will have a positive effect on the predicted starting well yield under subsequent modeling. The proppant indentation is in direct relationship to the composition of the oil-producing rocks. When using the proppant coefficients it is advisable to pay additional attention to the proppant tracking map. The use of laboratory studies with subsequent modeling in the hydraulic fracturing simulator allows more accurate understanding of the fixed geometry of the crack of the formation fracturing. Estimation of the crack opening width at the stage of hydraulic fracturing design makes it possible to adapt the parameters of formation treatment, which has a positive effect on the lifetime of the crack width as well as on the well yield.
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Zaharia, Sebastian Marian, Mihai Alin Pop, Lucia-Antoneta Chicos, et al. "Compression and Bending Properties of Short Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers Sandwich Structures Produced via Fused Filament Fabrication Process." Polymers 14, no. 14 (2022): 2923. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym14142923.
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Additive manufacturing, through the process of thermoplastic extrusion of filament, allows the manufacture of complex composite sandwich structures in a short time with low costs. This paper presents the design and fabrication by Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) of composite sandwich structures with short fibers, having three core types C, Z, and H, followed by mechanical performance testing of the structures for compression and bending in three points. Flatwise compression tests and three-point bending have clearly indicated the superior performance of H-core sandwich structures due to dense core structures. The main modes of failure of composite sandwich structures were analyzed microscopically, highlighting core shear buckling in compression tests and face indentation in three-point bending tests. The strength–mass ratio allowed the identification of the structures with the best performances considering the desire to reduce the mass, so: the H-core sandwich structures showed the best results in compression tests and the C-core sandwich structures in three-point bending tests. The feasibility of the FFF process and the three-point bending test of composite wing sections, which will be used on an unmanned aircraft, have also been demonstrated. The finite element analysis showed the distribution of equivalent stresses and reaction forces for the composite wing sections tested for bending, proving to validate the experimental results.
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Șutic, Alexandra-Tamara, Romeu Chelariu, Ramona Cimpoeșu, et al. "Corrosion Behavior and Mechanical Properties of Zn–Ti Alloys as Biodegradable Materials." Metals 14, no. 7 (2024): 764. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/met14070764.
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The influence of the chemical composition and structural state of Zn–Ti alloys on corrosion behaviour and mechanical properties was studied. Zn-based alloys were investigated, more precisely, pure technical Zn and Zn with 0.10, 0.25 and 1.00 wt.% Ti. The microstructure and chemical composition of these materials were analysed using light optical microscopy (LOM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The chemical composition of the alloys and the surface after immersion were analysed using an EDS detector from Bruker. The alloys’ electro-chemical corrosion resistance was further investigated through linear (LP) and cyclic (CP) potentiometry and open-circuit potential (OCP) analysis. A tensile/compression equipment (Instron 34SC-5) was used to determine the compression behaviour. UMT testing equipment was used to determine microhardness (by Rockwell indentation) and COF vs. length. For percentages higher than 0.25 wt.% Ti, the formation of a primary TiZn16 intermetallic compound in the (α-Zn + TiZn16) eutectic matrix was observed, a slight influence of TiZn16 on the Zn corrosion resistance results, and a greater influence on the mechanical properties was confirmed.
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Wu, Yuchin, Samer M. Adeeb, M. John Duke, David Munoz-Paniagua, and Michael R. Doschak. "Compositional and Material Properties of Rat Bone after Bisphosphonate and/or Strontium Ranelate Drug Treatment." Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences 16, no. 1 (2013): 52. http://dx.doi.org/10.18433/j3c59h.
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Purpose. We investigated elemental strontium and/or bisphosphonate drug incorporation upon the compositional and biomechanical properties of vertebral bone, in a rat model of Osteoporosis secondary to ovariectomy. Methods. Six month old female rats were ovariectomized (OVX) and divided into untreated OVX-Vehicle, OVX-RIS (Risedronate bisphosphonate [BP] treated), OVX-SrR (Strontium Ranelate [Protos®] treated), combination OVX-RIS+SrR, and sham-operated controls. After 16 weeks of treatment, rats were euthanized and lumbar vertebra were dissected. Micro-Computed Tomography (micro-CT), Electron Probe Micro-Analysis (EPMA), mechanical testing in compression and nano-indentation testing were then undertaken to evaluate bone morphometry, elemental composition, material properties and strength. Results. Bone Volume was significantly reduced in the OVX-Vehicle (133±10mm3) compared with OVX-RIS (169±22mm3), OVX-SrR (145±2mm3), and OVX-RIS+SrR (172±8mm3). EPMA mapped elemental Sr deposition to the periosteal surface of cortical bone (50-100 µm thick), endosteal trabecular surfaces (20 µm thick), as well as to both vertebral growth plates. The atomic ratios of (Ca+Sr)/P were significantly reduced with SrR treatment (2.4%-6.6%), indicating Sr incorporation into bone mineral. No significant differences were measured in vertebral bone reduced modulus by nano-indentation. Conversely, all BP-dosed groups had significantly increased structural bone strength. Conclusions. Thus, we conclude that BP drugs dominate the conservation of trabecular geometry and structural strength in OP rats, whereas Sr drugs likely influence bone volume and material composition locally. 
 
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Talimian, A., R. Limbach, D. Galusek, and L. Wondraczek. "Hardness and scratch resistance of chemically strengthened alkali-borosilicate thin glass." Journal of the American Ceramic Society 107 (April 8, 2024): 5212–23. https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.19804.
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Chemical strengthening of glass represents a standard technology for fabricating damage-resistant protective covers. Still, little attention has been paid to modifications in the tribological properties of ion-exchanged glass surfaces. This work reports on scratch testing of a chemically strengthened alkali-borosilicate thin glass. Diffusive Na+/K+-ion exchange produces a residual surface compressive layer with compressive stress of 200–340 MPa and layers depths between 16 and 50 µm, depending on exchange temperature and treatment time. This leads to notable changes in the surface mechanical properties, such as an increase in surface Young’s modulus, indentation, and scratch hardness. Surprisingly, the Na+/K+-ion exchange is shifting the onsets of scratch-induced microcracking and microcracking to lower normal loads. The ccelerated buildup of lateral indentation stress in glasses with high scratch hardness was found to be responsible for the lower threshold loads of microcracking and abrasive wear in chemically strengthened alkali-borosilicate thin glass.
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Rahman, Asif, Tadafumi Adschiri, and Mohammed Farid. "Microindentation of Microencapsulated Phase Change Materials." Advanced Materials Research 275 (July 2011): 85–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.275.85.
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Due to the small size of microcapsules (1-1000 µm) used in a large number of applications, the individual rupture force of an individual particle has been difficult to obtain. A new technique involving nanomechanical testing was used in this study. We propose a standard method of testing the individual rupture force of Micronal®DS5008 microcapsules with an average size of approximately 11.2µm. Microcapsules were subjected to compressive force testing to determine the amount of force required to rupture the microcapsules. In order to find the mechanical properties of these microcapsules a standard nanoindentation system was setup with a 10µm radius diamond head cone indentation tip and the individual microcapsules were compressed till rupture occurred.
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Wähnert, Dirk, Konrad L. Hoffmeier, Yves Stolarczyk, Rosemarie Fröber, Gunther O. Hofmann, and Thomas Mückley. "Evaluation of a Customized Artificial Osteoporotic Bone Model of the Distal Femur." Journal of Biomaterials Applications 26, no. 4 (2010): 451–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0885328210367830.
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In the development of new implants biomechanical testing is essential. Since human bones vary markedly in density and geometry their suitability for biomechanical testing is limited. In contrast artificial bones are of great uniformity and therefore appropriate for biomechanical testing. However, the applied artificial bones have to be proved as comparable to human bone. An anatomical shaped artificial bone representing the distal human femur was created by foaming polyurethane. To get a bone model with properties of osteoporotic bone a foam density of 150 kg/m3 was used. The biomechanical properties of our artificial bones were evaluated against eight mildly osteoporotic fresh frozen human femora by mechanical testing. At the artificial bones all tested parameters showed a very small variation. In contrast significant correlation between bone mass density and tested parameters was found for the human bones. The artificial bones reached 39% of the compression strength and 41% of the screw pullout force of the human bone. In indentation testing the artificial bones reached 27% (cancellous) and 59% (cortical) respectively of the human bones strength. Regarding Shore hardness artificial bone and human bone showed comparable results for the cortical layer and at the cancellous layer the artificial bone reached 57% of human bones hardness. Our described method for customizing of artificial bones regarding their shape and bone stock quality provides suitable results. In relation to the as mildly osteoporotic classified human bones we assume that the biomechanical properties matching to serve osteoporotic bone.
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Spitsen, R., D. Kim, B. Flinn, M. Ramulu, and E. T. Easterbrook. "The Effects of Post-Weld Cold Working Processes on the Fatigue Strength of Low Carbon Steel Resistance Spot Welds." Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering 127, no. 4 (2005): 718–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.2034514.
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The investigation on the use of a post-weld cold working process to improve fatigue strength of low carbon steel resistance spot welds is presented. The cold working process generates uniform and consistent large zones of compressive residual stresses in resistance spot-welded low carbon steel structures using a specially designed indentation device. The effect of the indentation process parameters on the mechanical properties of the resistance spot weld was investigated. Comparisons of the mechanical properties and qualitative results between the as-resistance spot-welded specimens and the post-weld cold worked resistance spot-welded specimens have been made in this investigation. Fatigue testing was also conducted to evaluate the effect of post-weld cold working process on the fatigue characteristics of resistance spot welds. Results showed that a significant improvement in the fatigue strength has been achieved through the post-weld cold working process.
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Fang, Jiao-Jiao, and Li-Ming Shen. "Compression Property of TPEE-3D Fibrous Material and Its Application in Mattress Structural Layer." Polymers 15, no. 18 (2023): 3681. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym15183681.
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Thermoplastic poly(ether/ester) elastomer (TPEE) has great potential as a mattress material due to its high resilience, breathability, and light weight. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of TPEE-3D fibrous material (T3DF), a three-dimensional block material made of TPEE fibers randomly aligned and loop-connected, for mattress application. After testing the compression properties of T3DF, the effects of T3DF structural layers on mattress firmness were investigated. The results showed that T3DF had good energy absorption capacity, broad indentation hardness range (126.94–333.82 N), and high compression deflection coefficient (2.79–4.39). The thickness and density of T3DF were the main factors influencing mattress firmness, and the impact of thickness was more significant (p < 0.05). Owing to the hard and soft segments contained in TPEE, T3DF could be used for both the padding and core layers of the mattress. The hardness value and Dsurface of the mattress with a T3DF padding layer increased with T3DF density but decreased with T3DF thickness. Moreover, the hardness value and Dsurface of the mattress with a T3DF core layer increased with T3DF density, while with T3DF thickness, its Dsurface increased and Dbottom decreased. Therefore, the thick and low-density T3DF padding layer could improve the comfort of the mattress surface, a thin T3DF core layer could satisfy both the softer surface and the firmer bottom of the mattress.