The elastic-plastic properties of an anti-icing coating on an aluminum alloy: Experimental and numerical approach

Abstract

In this paper, an attempt is made to describe the method that combines the results obtained from nanoindentation experiment with finite element simulation to determine or establish the elastic-plastic properties of a super-hydrophobic anti-icing coating. The nanoindentation test was conducted and elastic properties of the coating, to include elastic modulus and hardness were obtained. The plastic properties, to include yield stress, monotonic strength coefficient and monotonic strain hardening exponent, were obtained using an inverse, iterative method of experimental measurement in synergism with finite element simulation. This approach, which is a combination of experimental data obtained from the nanoindentation test and results obtained from numerical finite element simulation, was found to be effective for determining mechanical properties of the chosen coating.

Keywords

• hydrophobic coating
• nanoindentation
• finite element simulation
• elastic-plastic properties