Materials at the micrometer and submicrometer scale exhibit mechanical properties that are
substantially different from bulk materials. With the increasing miniaturization of devices, an …

This article reviews concepts and techniques for performing instrumented tensile testing of
materials at small dimensions. State-of-the-art methods to probe tensile behavior of micro …

Thin films at the micrometer and submicrometer scales exhibit mechanical properties that
are different than those of bulk polycrystals. Industrial application of these materials requires …

Micro-and nano-mechanical devices are certain to play an ever more important role in future
technologies. Already, sensors and actuators based on MEMS technologies are common …

The high precision offered by small-scale mechanical testing has allowed the relationships
between mechanical behavior and specific microstructural features to be determined to an …

A novel MEMS-based uniaxial testing apparatus and a specimen design are presented for
measuring the mechanical response of material samples in situ in scanning electron …

In situ nanomechanical testing provides critical insight into the fundamental processes that
lead to deformation phenomena in materials. Often, in situ tests are performed in relevant …

Mechanical behavior of micro-and nanoscale materials has received considerable attention
in recent years because of their widespread use in micro/nanotechnology applications …

For both single-phase and multiphase metallic materials, it is necessary to understand the
mechanical behavior on the grain-size scale in detail to get information that is not obtainable …

Small-scale mechanical characterization is essential for ensuring the service, performance,
and lifetime of microscopic components, such as thin films and coatings, electronic sensors …