A novel test method for measuring mechanical properties at the small-scale: The theta specimen

Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-126

  Quinn, George David ^a   Fuller, Edwin ^a   Xiang, Dan ^a,b   Jillavenkatesa, Ajit ^a   Ma, Li ^a   Smith, Douglas ^a   Beall, James ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b XD Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; FRACTURE; MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; STRESSES;

HORIZONTAL CROSSBAR; NANOIDENTATION; UNIFORM TENSION STRESSES;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 32044466064     PISSN: 01966219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470291221.ch15     Document Type: Conference Paper

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