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Mechanical properties characterization of a viscoelastic solid using low-frequency large-amplitude oscillatory indentations with a sharp tip

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

N. Fujisawa and
M.V. Swain
N. Fujisawa*
Affiliation:
Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
M.V. Swain
Affiliation:
Biomaterials Science Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, Surry Hills, NSW 2010, Australia
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: naoki.fujisawa@anu.edu.au
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Abstract

A viscoelastic solid was contacted by a pointed indenter using low-frequency large-amplitude sinusoidal load functions to determine its contact stiffness in a manner similar to that of the continuous stiffness measurement (CSM) technique but in a quasi-static condition. The contact stiffness of a viscoelastic solid determined by the CSM technique, or the dynamic stiffness, is known, from previous CSM-based studies, to overestimate the quasi-static contact stiffness. The contact stiffness of a viscoelastic solid determined in a quasi-static manner is thus hypothesized to help predict the contact depth more accurately. A new analysis procedure based on truncated Fourier series fitting was developed specifically to process the large amplitude sinusoidal indentation data. The elastic modulus of the material characterized in this work was in agreement with that determined by dynamic mechanical analysis, thereby providing evidence for the validity of the present method in characterizing other viscoelastic materials.

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Elastic propertiesViscoelasticityPolymer

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 23 , Issue 6 , June 2008, pp. 1557 - 1563
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2008

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