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Depth-sensing indentation tests in studying plastic instabilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

N.Q. Chinh
Affiliation:
Department of General Physics, Eötvös University, Budapest, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
J. Gubicza
Affiliation:
Department of General Physics, Eötvös University, Budapest, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
Zs. Kovács
Affiliation:
Department of General Physics, Eötvös University, Budapest, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
J. Lendvai
Affiliation:
Department of General Physics, Eötvös University, Budapest, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
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Abstract

This review surveys the phenomenon of plastic instabilities occurring in depth-sensing indentation measurements. Investigations presented focus on the characterization of Portevin–Le Châtelier type instabilities observed in different metal alloys during indentation. The effect of some important factors such as solute concentration, the formation of Guinier–Preston zones, and grain size and orientation are described and discussed. The phenomenon of plastic instabilities as serrated flow recently observed in bulk metallic glasses is also briefly reviewed.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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