Brinell hardness test simulation using Comsol Multiphysics

This tutorial shows an example of Brinell hardness test which is used to measure the hardness (resistance to plastic deformation) of materials. Aluminium is used as the test sample and a 2D axisymmetric model is used to simulate the plastic deformation in the sample caused by the mechanical contact stress from the indentor. The Brinell hardness number (BHN) is then calculated using the diameter of the indentation on the sample.

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Sections:
00:00 Introduction
00:24 Geometry
02:12 Materials
03:12 Physics
06:52 Mesh
08:15 Solver
09:00 Results
10:15 Brinell hardness number

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