Distribution of Stresses and Deformations in the Deformed Metal Volume at Indenting of a Spherical Indenter

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In this paper, we studied the distribution of stresses and deformations in a deformed metal under the indents obtained by indentation of a spherical indenter with a different degree of loading. For this purpose, the hardness method and the finite element method are used. These methods are shown to complement each other and their combined use gives more complete information on the values of stresses and strains in various zones of the deformed metal volume.