Elastic anisotropy effect on indentation-induced thin film interfacial delamination

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3121-3130

  Yang, B ^a   Volinsky, A A ^b  

^a Florida Institute of Technology ^*  (United States)

^b University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Anisotropic elasticity; Boundary element method; Cohesive zone model; Delamination; Expanding cavity model; Fracture mechanics; Indentation; Thin films

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; COPPER; CRACK INITIATION; ELASTICITY; GREEN'S FUNCTION; INDENTATION; METALLIC FILMS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

COHESIVE ZONE MODEL; CRACK FRONT; ELASTIC ANISOTROPY; INTERFACIAL DELAMINATION;

DELAMINATION;

ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; COPPER; CRACK INITIATION; DELAMINATION; ELASTICITY; GREEN'S FUNCTION; INDENTATION; METALLIC FILMS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 40849113022     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2007.12.008     Document Type: Article

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