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The Meyer hardness: A measure for plasticity?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

M. Sakai
M. Sakai
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi 441–8580, Japan
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Abstract

The physical insight into the Meyer hardness is given on the basis of the experimental results for indentation load P versus indentation depth h relations and of a simple model for elastoplastic contact deformation. The quadratic relationships of P = k1h2 for loading and P = k2(h − hr)2 for unloading with the residual depth of impression hr are essential in the elastoplastic indentation processes and mechanisms. The indentation-induced residual strain energy stored in unloaded impression is properly taken into account. The Meyer hardness is an elastic and plastic parameter that depends not only on the plasticity but also on the elasticity of material indented and significantly depends on the geometry of indenter used. The Meyer hardness is given in terms of the energy consumed to create a residual indentation impression, leading to the concepts of “work of indentation” and “ductility index.”

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 14 , Issue 9 , September 1999 , pp. 3630 - 3639
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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