Comprehensive analysis of thin film nanoindentation data via internetportal—A principal feasibility study

Due to new analysis techniques which apply the concept of the effectively shaped indenter, a much more comprehensive analysis of nanoindentation data of thin films is possible. Even in the case of very thin coatings well below 100 nm thickness, important physical mechanical parameters like Young's modulus, critical stresses for phase transition and yield strength can be determined. Theoretically, also fracture toughness (critical stresses for cracks of various fracture modes) and intrinsic stresses should in principle be determinable. However, as the mathematical apparatus for such analysis is rather complex and the performance of the evaluation very cumbersome and difficult to learn, it seems reasonable to provide this type of calculation as a service within the internet. The present contribution is about the feasibility of such a remote analysis service and the state of its realisation.