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Determination of elastic modulus of thin layers using nanoindentation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

J. Menčík ,
D. Munz ,
E. Quandt ,
E. R. Weppelmann  and
M. V. Swain
J. Menčík
Affiliation:
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute of Materials Research, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
D. Munz
Affiliation:
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute of Materials Research, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
E. Quandt
Affiliation:
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute of Materials Research, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
E. R. Weppelmann
Affiliation:
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute of Materials Research, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
M. V. Swain
Affiliation:
CSIRO Division of Applied Physics, Lindfield, New South Wales, 2070, Australia
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Abstract

Elastic modulus of thin homogeneous films can be determined by indenting the specimen to various depths and extrapolating the measured (apparent) E-values to zero penetration. The paper shows the application of five approximation functions for this purpose: linear, exponential, reciprocal exponential, Gao's, and the Doerner and Nix functions. Comparison of the results for 26 film/substrate combinations has shown that the indentation response of film/substrate composites can, in general, be described by the Gao analytical function. In determining the thin film modulus from experimental data, satisfactory results can also be obtained with the exponential function, while linear function may be used only for thick films where the relative depths of penetration are small. The article explains the pertinent procedures and gives practical recommendations for the testing.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 12 , Issue 9 , September 1997 , pp. 2475 - 2484
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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