Indentation and scratch testing – experiment and simulation

Authors

  • F. Pöhl Lehrstuhl Werkstofftechnik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
  • S. Schwarz Lehrstuhl Materialtheorie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
  • P. Junker Lehrstuhl Materialtheorie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
  • K. Hackl Lehrstuhl Materialtheorie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
  • W. Theisen Lehrstuhl Werkstofftechnik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13154/icscm.3.2015.292-308

Keywords:

Indentation, scratch testing, deformation behavior, FEM, hard phase

Abstract

Most modern wear resistant materials feature a multiphase microstructure and the macroscopic
wear behavior is controlled by the local mechanical properties of the single phases. Indentation
testing and in particular nanoindentation allows for the local mechanical characterization of
materials and their phases. This paper addresses the determination of important mechanical
parameters such as hardness, Young’s modulus and indentation energy parameters of single
phases in multiphase wear resistant materials. Important influencing factors such as matrix
influence on the indentation results of an embedded hard phase, the indentation-size-effect (ISE),
the effect of crystallographic orientation, and the fracturing behavior of hard phases are addressed.
In addition, the results of scratch tests on the cold work tool steel X210Cr12 and a WC-Co hard
metal are presented in order to investigate aspects of the mechanical behavior under abrasion.
The deformation behavior under indentation and scratch loading was analyzed by scanning
electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Besides the experiments
supplementary numerical simulations of indentation and scratching testing with the use of the
Finite-Element-Method (FEM) are presented.

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Published

2015-11-25

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Keynote 3

How to Cite

Indentation and scratch testing – experiment and simulation. (2015). International Conference on Stone and Concrete Machining (ICSCM), 3, 292-308. https://doi.org/10.13154/icscm.3.2015.292-308