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An indentation study of an elastoviscoplastic material

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Abstract

Indentation measurements are described where Plasticine, a commercial dispersion of clay particles in a mineral oil, is used as a model elastoviscoplastic material. The data reported were obtained by indenting in plane strain with steel wedges for a range of included angles and measuring the reaction force as a function of the indentation velocity. The interface friction was varied by changing the temperature of the wedges. It is shown that an extension of existing slip-line field solutions provides a constitutive description of the deformation and flow behaviour for the Plasticine which is consistent with tensile and orifice flow measurements. This study also demonstrates that slip-line field solutions correctly predict the influence of interface friction on the indentation hardness.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1225-1233
Number of pages9
JournalPhilosophical Magazine A: Physics of Condensed Matter, Structure, Defects and Mechanical Properties
Volume74
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 1996

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
  • Metals and Alloys

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