Overview on micro-and nanomechanical testing: New insights in interface plasticity and fracture at small length scales
Micro-and nanomechanical testing has seen a rapid development over the last decade with
miniaturized test rigs and MEMS-based devices providing access to the mechanical …
miniaturized test rigs and MEMS-based devices providing access to the mechanical …
[HTML][HTML] A review of experimental approaches to fracture toughness evaluation at the micro-scale
The discipline of fracture mechanics was born almost a century ago through the pioneering
work of AA Griffith, and saw particularly rapid growth in the second half of 20th century when …
work of AA Griffith, and saw particularly rapid growth in the second half of 20th century when …
Plasticity of micrometer-scale single crystals in compression
This review examines the recent literature that has focused on uniaxial compression
experiments of single crystals at the micrometer scale. Collectively, the studies discovered …
experiments of single crystals at the micrometer scale. Collectively, the studies discovered …
Plasticity in confined dimensions
O Kraft, PA Gruber, R Mönig… - Annual review of …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
This review examines the size effects observed in the mechanical strength of thin metal films
and small samples such as single-crystalline pillars, whiskers, and wires. Experimental …
and small samples such as single-crystalline pillars, whiskers, and wires. Experimental …
Size effect on strength and strain hardening of small-scale [1 1 1] nickel compression pillars
This study investigates uniaxial compression behavior of focused ion beam (FIB)
manufactured [111] nickel (Ni) small-scale pillars, ranging in diameter from approximately …
manufactured [111] nickel (Ni) small-scale pillars, ranging in diameter from approximately …
Dislocation structures and their relationship to strength in deformed nickel microcrystals
DM Norfleet, DM Dimiduk, SJ Polasik, MD Uchic… - Acta Materialia, 2008 - Elsevier
The present work uses focused ion beam methods to prepare samples for transmission
electron microscopy in order to quantitatively characterize changes in the dislocation …
electron microscopy in order to quantitatively characterize changes in the dislocation …
Emergence of strain-rate sensitivity in Cu nanopillars: Transition from dislocation multiplication to dislocation nucleation
We demonstrate strain-rate sensitivity emerging in single-crystalline Cu nanopillars with
diameters ranging from 75 up to 500nm through uniaxial deformation experiments …
diameters ranging from 75 up to 500nm through uniaxial deformation experiments …
Effects of focused ion beam milling on the compressive behavior of directionally solidified micropillars and the nanoindentation response of an electropolished surface
Focused ion beam (FIB) milling is the typical method used to fabricate micropillars to study
small-scale plasticity and size effects in uniaxial compression. However, FIB milling can …
small-scale plasticity and size effects in uniaxial compression. However, FIB milling can …
Discrete dislocation dynamics simulations of plasticity at small scales
Discrete dislocation dynamics simulations in three dimensions have been used to examine
the role of dislocation multiplication and mobility on the plasticity in small samples under …
the role of dislocation multiplication and mobility on the plasticity in small samples under …
A universal scaling law for the strength of metal micropillars and nanowires
The yield strength of sub-micron single-crystal metal pillars and wires increases with
decreasing pillar diameter. Here, we show that the yield stress (resolved onto a slip system) …
decreasing pillar diameter. Here, we show that the yield stress (resolved onto a slip system) …