Effects of superelasticity and plasticity on the spherical indentation response of shape memory alloys : a finite element analysis

• Main Authors: Anuja J., Narasimhan, Ramarthinam, Ramamurty, Upradrasta
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Spherical Indentation; Shape Memory Alloys
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/152185
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Instrumented indentation is particularly useful for characterizing the mechanical behavior of shape memory alloys (SMAs), which are often used as 'small volume' elements such as thin films or wires. Deciphering the measured indentation response, which is as such difficult for elastic-plast...