The stress/strain behavior of bulk material is usually investigated in uniaxial tension or
compression; however, these methods are not generally available for very small volumes of …

Using nanoindentation techniques, the mechanical properties of amorphous Al2O3 thin films
with oxide thicknesses ranging from approximately 3 nm (native oxides) to 360 nm on …

Elastic properties of small volumes of materials can be measured from the unloading of
small indentations using the so-called nanoindenters The analytic elastic solutions for …

A new method of preparing carbon nanotubes and their derivatives using silica aerogels as
a matrix for the deposition of carbon is repeated. We present results of observations of …

Development of reliable computers depends on effective electronic packaging which, in turn,
builds on device interconnections at all levels of packaging. Modern electronic …

Abstract Die Deformation von Materialbereichen unter einem in ein Probenmaterial
eindringenden Indenter wird mit Hilfe spezifischer Energiedichten beschrieben. Aus der …

Multilayer thin films are of technological interest due to their optical, electrical, magnetic, and
mechanical properties. In particular the layered structure in these films can lead to such …

The capability of the atomic force microscope to quantitatively measure nanoscale
mechanical properties is shown for Si single crystals with different overlayer thicknesses …

The idea of depth-sensing hardness measurements which allow estimation of Young's
modulus of materials has already been realized in the past decade. 1–2 The first reports of …

This paper presents several examples of tire vibration analysis under different loads,
inflation pressures, and excitation modes. Several consecutive structural resonant modes …