Probing out-of-plane anisotropic plasticity using spherical indentation: A numerical approach

Akio YONEZU, Masanori TANAKA, Ryota KUSANO, Xi CHEN

Research output: Journal PublicationsJournal Article (refereed)peer-review

10 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

An evaluation method for out-of-plane anisotropic plastic properties is proposed using single spherical indentation. For a plastically anisotropic material, whose properties (i.e. yield stresses) are different among orthogonal directions (e.g. in-plane vs. out-of-plane direction), the proposed method is shown effective for distinguishing the anisotropic properties. Upon spherical impression, the indentation curves are dependent on plastic anisotropy (i.e. the yield stress ratio in different directions). By bridging the indentation response with impression geometry through extensive finite element analyses, dimensionless functions are established in order to deduce anisotropic plastic properties. The effectiveness of the method was investigated by numerical experiments. The validity and future issue were discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)336-344
Number of pages9
JournalComputational Materials Science
Volume79
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2013
Externally publishedYes

Funding

The work of A.Y. is supported in part of Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientist of (B) (No. 22760077) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and Research Grant for Science and Technology of SUZUKI Foundation. The work of X.C. is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11172231), DARPA (W91CRB-11-C-0112), and the National Science Foundation (CMMI-0643726).

Keywords

  • Dimensionless function
  • Out-of-plane plastic anisotropy
  • Spherical indentation test

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Probing out-of-plane anisotropic plasticity using spherical indentation: A numerical approach'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this