Abstract
The model developed in this Note makes it possible to determine the value of the mean indentation pressure usually named hardness from the elastoplastic properties of materials and also the shape of the cone or that of the wedge. The approximation rests upon the definition of a linear elastic solid which has the same indentation pressure as the material actually indented. Cases of cone and wedge indentation are studied. A method to determine the uniaxial stress–strain curve of materials from indentation tests is given. The results are validated using finite element simulations. To cite this article: G. Kermouche et al., C. R. Mecanique 333 (2005).
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