TY - GEN
T1 - Indenter tip dependence in the determination of elastic modulus in polymers
AU - Sanei, Seyed Hamid Reza
AU - Alisafaei, F.
AU - Han, Chung Souk
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The two most common outputs of nanoindentation experiment are hardness and elastic modulus. Length scale dependent deformation in polymers has however been observed in different experiments such as microbeam bending, torsional thin wires and indentation testing which may affect the mechanical testing. Unlike in metals where the size dependency is attributed to necessary geometry dislocations, the origin of length scale dependent deformation in polymers is not well understood. In this study, elastic modulus of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is determined using both Berkovich and spherical tips. Observing different trends for elastic modulus upon the change of indentation depth using these two different tips brings up the question which tip should be used to get the real mechanical properties of PDMS which is discussed here. Surface roughness, surface effects and the imperfection of the Berkovich indenter tip are negligible at the studied length scale.
AB - The two most common outputs of nanoindentation experiment are hardness and elastic modulus. Length scale dependent deformation in polymers has however been observed in different experiments such as microbeam bending, torsional thin wires and indentation testing which may affect the mechanical testing. Unlike in metals where the size dependency is attributed to necessary geometry dislocations, the origin of length scale dependent deformation in polymers is not well understood. In this study, elastic modulus of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is determined using both Berkovich and spherical tips. Observing different trends for elastic modulus upon the change of indentation depth using these two different tips brings up the question which tip should be used to get the real mechanical properties of PDMS which is discussed here. Surface roughness, surface effects and the imperfection of the Berkovich indenter tip are negligible at the studied length scale.
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U2 - 10.1115/IMECE2013-64831
DO - 10.1115/IMECE2013-64831
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84903471421
SN - 9780791856390
T3 - ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
BT - Micro- and Nano-Systems Engineering and Packaging
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
T2 - ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2013
Y2 - 15 November 2013 through 21 November 2013
ER -