Gripless nanotension test for determination of nano-scale properties

International Journal of Plasticity

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1527-1536

  Yang, Dong Yol ^a   Lim, Tae Woo ^a   Son, Yong ^a   Barlat, Frederic ^b   Yoon, Jeong Whan ^c  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^c SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gripless test; Material testing; Nanoindenter; Nanotension

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL METHODS; GRIPLESS TEST; HIGH QUALITY; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MATERIAL TESTING; NANO SCALE; NANOINDENTER; NANOINDENTERS; NANOSCALE STRUCTURE; NANOTENSION; NICKEL FILM; NOVEL MATERIALS; POLYCRYSTALLINE SPECIMEN; REDUCED ELASTIC MODULUS; TESTING DEVICE; TOP-DOWN PROCESS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 80051785295     PISSN: 07496419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijplas.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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