Nanoindentation of Ni-Ti thin films

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 175-179

  Tall, P D ^a   Ndiaye, S ^a   Beye, A C ^a   Zong, Z ^b   Soboyejo, W O ^b   Lee, H J ^c   Ramirez, A G ^c   Rajan, K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c Yale University   (United States)

^d Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Hardness; Nanoindentation; Nickel titanium thin films; Shape memory alloys; Stress induced phase transformation; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELASTIC MODULI; HARDNESS; INDENTATION; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SPUTTER DEPOSITION;

NANOINDENTATION; NICKEL TITANIUM THIN FILMS; STRESS INDUCED PHASE TRANSFORMATION;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 33847193175     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426910601062222     Document Type: Article

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