Cyclic Vickers indentation test was modeled by finite element method. The
indented material behavior was considered as nonlinear kinematic
hardening. five different combinations of material model parameters were
used for modeling. Maximum displacement was fixed and the variation of
the maximum load and residual displacement were obtained. Their
variations were found to be linear and can be used to characterize the
nonlinear behavior of materials.
Keywords : Hysteresis, Indentation, Cyclic loading, Nonlinear kinematic hardening.
