Transactions of Materials and Heat Treatment

Title：Characterization method of hardening behavior for metallic materials based on indentation tests

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year,vol(issue):pagenumber：2024,49(7):190-201

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The rapid development of forming and manufacturing technology of micro-and meso-scaled components urgently requires the accurate characterization of mechanical properties for small-sized materials and micro-components with the characteristic size less than 1 mm. However, the size of such materials/components limits the conduction of standard tensile or compression tests. The indentation test, due to the advantages such as micro-invasion, micro-zone and simplicity in sample preparation, is widely used in the characterization for mechanical behavior for materials and has wide application potential. Based on this, the characterization methods of isotropic hardening behavior based on indentation tests were summarized firstly, and the principles and characteristics of spherical indentation, conical indentation, pyramidal indentation, planar indentation and nano indentation tests to characterize the strain hardening behavior were briefly introduced. Then, the principle of anisotropic hardening behavior characterized by indentation method was introduced, and the advantages and disadvantages of each indentation method were discussed. Finally, the main research progress, main problems and scientific challenges in characterizing the hardening behavior of metal materials based on the indentation tests were summarized, which was of great significance for the further development and application of accurate characterization methods for the mechanical properties of small-sized materials and micro-components.

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香港研究资助局项目（15223520，15228621）

作者简介：杨恒（1993-），男，博士 E-mail：heng-hk.yang@polyu.edu.hk 通信作者：傅铭旺（1963-），男，博士，讲席教授 E-mail：mmmwfu@polyu.edu.hk

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