Research Article

Indentation Curves in Viscoplastic Alloys: Mathematical Model, Fitting Procedures, and Application to the Room-Temperature Creep of an Al-Sn Alloy

Table 3

Mean square error according to (17) for the brass and steel calibration blocks and the SAE 783 alloy.

 BrassSteelSAE783

MSE before correction0.0080.0060.014
MSE after correction0.0020.0040.005
MSE before/MSE after3.91.52.9