Abstract
Indentation testing is a common technique for characterizing the mechanical properties of materials. When it comes to assessing the yield behavior of metals, conical indentation is often favored due to its ability to induce significant plastic deformation at relatively shallow indentation depths. On the other hand, spherical indentation is typically chosen for evaluating metal creep behavior, as it helps minimize the influence of plastic deformation on creep measurements. In spherical indentation tests, the friction at the contact interface is particularly crucial, given the larger contact area and more pronounced slip zones. However, accurately determining the friction coefficient at the contact interface is a complex multi-scale challenge, with the exact coefficient varying based on specific testing conditions and surface treatments. Consequently, empirical friction coefficients are frequently employed, often without thorough justification. In this work, we proposed Bayesian inference method for obtaining the creep constitutive behavior of alloys through spherical indentation tests. Our model considers not only the complexity of creep law, but also the indentation friction, which is unable to consider in most spherical indentation tests with traditional treatment. By using experimental data of spherical indentation tests on 310S stainless steel and pure nickel alloy from literature, present study demonstrates the effectiveness of the Bayesian inference approach, with the inferred constitutive models exhibiting well agreement with uniaxial creep behavior. Furthermore, the method considers the friction coefficient as an extra factor in inferring creep constitutive behavior from indentation tests.
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