کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1462747 | 989638 | 2013 | 13 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
The main difficulty in the mechanical characterisation of thin films using depth-sensing indentation is the determination of the relative substrate and film contributions to the measured properties of the film/substrate composite. In this study, a three-dimensional numerical simulation of the Vickers hardness test is used to study the influence of the substrate and film mechanical properties on the composite's behaviour under depth-sensing indentation. The particular case of hard films on soft substrates is analysed. In order to understand the behaviour of the composite, a study of the plastic strain distribution under indentation of several composites is performed. A methodology to determine the relative film hardness, i.e. HF/HS ratio, is proposed. The methodology is successfully verified using fictitious and real composite materials.
Journal: Ceramics International - Volume 39, Issue 6, August 2013, Pages 6251–6263