An analytical expression for the stress field around an elastoplastic indentation/contact.

The stress distribution outside the contact-induced plastic zone can be estimated by the superposition of a Hertzian field and the field for an embedded center of dilatation (ECD) in a half-space, while the residual stress distribution can be estimated by the ECD field alone. This model has a simple closed-form analytical expression, matching with finite element results nearly perfectly.

Main Author:	Feng, G.
Other Authors:	Qu, S., Huang, Y., Nix, W.
Language:	English
Published:	2006
Online Access:	http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?url=https://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:176077