CAPABILITIES OF THE LOAD AND PARTIAL UNLOAD TECHNIQUE

Tanja Haas, Gottfried Bosch, Hans-Peter Vollmar
Abstract:
The load and partial unload technique adds partial unload processes to the load curve. The mechanical properties like elastic modulus can be determined for each of these unload curves. This allows for a faster depth dependent measurement of the characteristic quantities. If the elastic modulus of a material is known and not dependent of the depth, an indenter shape correction can be performed using this technique.
The results of such a correction are compared with those gained using a correction based on the Martens hardness of the material. The elastic modulus EIT as well as the Martens hardness HM are corrected with both methods.
The results of both approaches are comparable down to an indentation depth of 100 nm. A Fischerscope HM2000 was used to perform the measurements.
Keywords:
Load and partial unload technique, elastic modulus, Martens hardness
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Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC5
Event name:
HARDMEKO 2010
Title:
11th HARDMEKO Conference: HARDMEKO 2010 (together with 21st TC3 Conference on Measurement of Force, Mass and Torque and 2nd TC22 Meeting on Vibration Measurement)
Place:
Pattaya, THAILAND
Time:
21 November 2010 - 25 November 2010