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Product Description

Purpose
Desktop device for inspection and measuring of surface mechanical properties of micro- and nanostructured materials such as  films, coatings and strengthened layers with a typical thickness of 0,01 – 100 μm. The device uses methods of nanoindentation and scratch test. Fully automatic measurement, motorized sample stand that provide sample positioning, high-resolution optical microscope with digital camera enable to ease the inspection and evaluation process at nanoscale level.


Inspection methods and characterised properties
— instrumented indentation (ISO 14 577 (1-4), ASTM E 2546-07): hardness, Young’s modulus of elasticity, coefficient of restitution;
— scratch-test (ISO 20502, ASTM C1624): hardness, adhesion, fracture, deformation, chipping and scratch resistance.

Application range
— thin films and coatings (polymer, galvanic, plasma-chemical, DLC and other);
— micro/nanostructured ceramics;
— metal alloys;
— composites;
— hard alloys.

Features
— method of instrumented indentation allows to characterize material hardness on the basis of in-situ observation of the scratch/indentation by measurement of load dependence on penetration depth and has the following advantages: optical microscope measurement of scratch/indentation size is not required; it allows to quantify parameters such as elasticity modulus, coefficient of restitution, etc.;
— full-scale scratch test and method of instrumented indentation are carried out with the same measurement head, which allows to perform an integrated characterization of films, coating and strengthened layers;
— high-resolution zoom optical microscope provides in-situ observation of the scratch/indentation for inspection of the selected characterised properties;
— motorized sample positioning system (sample stage) allows to automatically carry out a series of measurements of a given sample surface area, what can be used for statistical analysis of the results;
— while using the device, any specific acoustic and vibration protection is not required.

Basic technical characteristics

Nano indentation tester

Nano indentation tester + scratch tester

Indentation parameters

Indentation parameters

Applied standard (vertical) load range

Up to 1000 mN (~100 g)

Up to 1000 mN (~100 g)

Load resolution 

10 µN

10 µN

Hardness measurement range

1 … 60 GPa
(~100 … 6000 HV)

1 … 60 GPa
(~100 … 6000 HV)

Elastic modulus measurement range

10 … 1000 GPa

10 … 1000 GPa

Indenter movement range

100 µm

100 µm

Indenter movements spacing

1 nm

1 nm

 

Scratch test parameters

Scratch test parameters

Maximum lateral (horizontal) force, mN

100 mN

Lateral force resolution, μN

10µN

Maximum scratch length, mm

50 mm

 

Positioning system

Positioning system

Sample dimensions (max.)

50x50x30 mm

100x100x30 mm

Sample stage movement range

25×25 mm

50×50 mm

Sample stage movement step

100 nm

100 nm/30 nm

 

x7 Zoom digital optical microscope

x7 Zoom digital optical microscope

Field of vision

1.2X1.6 ч ~0.18X0.24

Optical resolution

5 µm

Digital camera

5-megapixel

 

Measurement unit dimensions

Measurement unit dimensions

Dimensions (W x H x D)

260x300x180

330x354x250

Weight

9,5 kg

21,5 kg

Delivery set
Basic (Fig. 1, a): measuring unit, workstation, replaceable indenters, standard test blocks, user’s manual. With scratch function (Fig. 1, b): zoom optical microscope, digital camera.