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An Inverse Approach to Determine the Mechanical Properties of Elastoplastic Materials Using Indentation Tests

Xiuqing Qian¹, Yanping Cao², Jianyu Zhang¹, Dierk Raabe², Zhenhan Yao³, Binjun Fei¹

1 Solid Mechanics Research Centre, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing 100083, PR China.qianxq@buaa.edu.cn
2 Max Planck Institute für Eisenforschung in Düsseldorf,40237, Germany. cypqjl@yahoo.com or cao.y@mpie.de
3 Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing,100084, PR China. demyzh@tsinghua.edu.cn