Semiconductors
Scratch adhesion, low k material, modulus, hardness, friction |
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Hard disk industry
Friction, cof, hardness. Overcoats, protective coatings on CD, polishing |
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Wear Resistance Coatings
DLC, WC, hard coatings, wear,
scratch hardness, nano
indentation, friction |
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Optical Components
LCD, glass, windows, lenses,
plasma displays, LED |
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Thin films
DLC, CVD, PVD, decorative coatings, solar cells, MEMS, etc. |
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Aerospace
Nano indentation, tribology scratch hardness, adhesion, etc. Hard disk industry |
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Biomedical
Joints, knee, bone, dental, skin, hair , sutures, stent, contact lens, tissues, implants, pumps, optical lens, pumps, etc. |
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With the progress of nanotechnology and development of thin films (solar cells, cvd,
pvd, DLC, MEMS, etc.) nano-mechanical tests have become standard. They improve on
the traditional tests by being done at low loads and shallow depths with very sharp tips,
high spatial resolution and in-situ precise load-displacement data.
CETR nano indenter provides precise surface mechanical characterization data by
indenting at shallow depths. It can do the following tests using the same head
Nano Indentation
Single/multiple indents per the ISO 14577 to measure hardness,
Young’s modulus, tensile and von Mises stresses, contact stiffness, etc. of thin films,
thick coatings and bulk materials.
Nano Scratch
At constant, increasing and user-defined programmable load to evaluate
scratch hardness and scratch adhesion of thin films, thick coatings and bulk materials.
Dynamic indentation
With vibrating tip to measure depth-dependent loss and storage
modulus.
Features
- Electromagnetic force transducer.
- 3-plate capacitance sensor to measure displacement with ultra high accuracy.
- Berkovich, spherical, cube corner, etc. indenter tip geometries.
- Mapping of unlimited number of indents.
- In-line imaging options (AFM recommended).
- High throughput and repeatability.
- Optional advanced in-situ sensors.
- Thermal & acoustic enclosure, vibration isolation table.
- ASTM, DIN and ISO compliant.
The Nano Head (NH-3) by default comes installed on a dedicated advanced nano and micro indenter and scratcher model
APEX. But the Nano head can also be attached to the Universal Mechanical and Tribological Property Tester model
UMT.
Published Papers and Applications
Microindentation and Scratch
Coating Analysis for Scratch, Adhesion, Hardness, Wear etc
Thin Film Testing
Comprehensive Nano Mechanical Characterization of Ultra Thin films
Materials Research Society, Vol 1049, 2008
Non Destructive High Resolution Mechanical Property Mapping of Composite Engineered Materials
IJTC 2008
MORE PUBLISHED PAPERS
Contact CETR to discuss your testing needs in detail, for more information and pricing or to set up an appointment to visit our lab in Northern California. You will surely be pleased with our wide expertise, unique equipment and friendly effective services.
