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The main objective of this study was obtaining accurate data from nanoindentation experiments on zinc. Nanoindentation experiments can be performed under displacement control, load control, or open loop conditions at different loading/unloading rates. All the above control schemes and range of loading rates were used to test pure zinc samples with different surface preparation using a Hysitron Triboindenter fitted with a blunt Berkovich indenter. The results showed that displacement control with a high loading/unloading rate gave the most reliable results. However, because of the anisotropy of zinc and its large grain size the material should be considered as a single crystal on the scale of the impression generated. It has been found that using the feedback control of nanoindentation experiments can give a significant improvement in the results compared to open loop control due to the time-dependent behaviour of zinc. A full factorial design of experiments approach was performed to investigate the optimum combination of the feedback parameters to obtain accurate and reliable data for the hardness and Young's modulus of zinc.
Author(s): Tohid RR, Bull SJ
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: International Journal of Materials Research
Year: 2007
Volume: 98
Issue: 5
Pages: 353-359
ISSN (print): 1862-5282
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Publisher: Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG
