Extending the range of constant strain rate nanoindentation testing
Abstract
Constant strain rate nanoindentation hardness measurements at high sustained strain rates cannot be made in conventional nanoindentation testing systems using the commonly employed continuous stiffness measurement technique (CSM) because of the “plasticity error” recently reported by Merle et al. [Acta Mater.134, 167 (2017)]. To circumvent this problem, here we explore an alternative testing and analysis procedure based on quasi-static loading and an independent knowledge of the Young's modulus, which is easily obtained by standard nanoindentation testing. In theory, the method applies to any indentation strain rate, but in practice, an upper limit on the rate arises from hardware limitations in the testing system. The new methodology is developed and applied to measurements made with an iMicro nanoindenter (KLA, Inc.), in which strain rates up to 100 s-1 were successfully achieved. The origins of the hardware limitations are documented and discussed.
- Authors:
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[1];
- Friedrich-Alexander-Univ. Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) (Germany); Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
- Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); German Research Foundation (DFG)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1608123
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NA0003857; ME-4368/7
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Materials Research
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 35; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 0884-2914
- Publisher:
- Materials Research Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; nanoindentation; high strain rate; high velocity
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Merle, Benoit, Higgins, Wesley H., and Pharr, George M. Extending the range of constant strain rate nanoindentation testing. United States: N. p., 2020.
Web. doi:10.1557/JMR.2019.408.
Merle, Benoit, Higgins, Wesley H., & Pharr, George M. Extending the range of constant strain rate nanoindentation testing. United States. https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.2019.408
Merle, Benoit, Higgins, Wesley H., and Pharr, George M. Mon .
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@article{osti_1608123,
title = {Extending the range of constant strain rate nanoindentation testing},
author = {Merle, Benoit and Higgins, Wesley H. and Pharr, George M.},
abstractNote = {Constant strain rate nanoindentation hardness measurements at high sustained strain rates cannot be made in conventional nanoindentation testing systems using the commonly employed continuous stiffness measurement technique (CSM) because of the “plasticity error” recently reported by Merle et al. [Acta Mater.134, 167 (2017)]. To circumvent this problem, here we explore an alternative testing and analysis procedure based on quasi-static loading and an independent knowledge of the Young's modulus, which is easily obtained by standard nanoindentation testing. In theory, the method applies to any indentation strain rate, but in practice, an upper limit on the rate arises from hardware limitations in the testing system. The new methodology is developed and applied to measurements made with an iMicro nanoindenter (KLA, Inc.), in which strain rates up to 100 s-1 were successfully achieved. The origins of the hardware limitations are documented and discussed.},
doi = {10.1557/JMR.2019.408},
journal = {Journal of Materials Research},
number = 4,
volume = 35,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 20 00:00:00 EST 2020},
month = {Mon Jan 20 00:00:00 EST 2020}
}
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