An effective method of determining the residual stress gradients in a micro-cantilever

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 357-364

  Zhang, Yin ^a   Zhao, Ya Pu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING MOMENTS; BUCKLING; CANTILEVER BEAMS; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); POLYNOMIALS; STIFFNESS;

MICRO-CANTILEVER; RESIDUAL STRESS GRADIENTS; STRUCTURAL STIFFNESS;

RESIDUAL STRESSES;

EID: 33644521739     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-005-0065-z     Document Type: Article

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