In this paper, indentation of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) polymer with a sharp indenter is investigated in order to identify the material parameters. The indentation creep, i.e., the relative change of the indentation depth under constant load, is investigated based on a hereditary integral and on a rheological model which describes a viscoelastic plastic response. Experimental data were fitted to the model in order to identify the model parameters.
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