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Experimental Mechanics
Published in: Experimental Mechanics 7/2017

25-08-2016

Development of High Temperature Nanoindentation Methodology and its Application in the Nanoindentation of Polycrystalline Tungsten in Vacuum to 950 °C

Authors: A. J. Harris, B. D. Beake, D. E. J. Armstrong, M. I. Davies

Published in: Experimental Mechanics | Issue 7/2017

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Abstract

The capability for high temperature nanoindentation measurements to 950 °C in high vacuum has been demonstrated on polycrystalline tungsten, a material of great importance for nuclear fusion and spallation applications and as a potential high temperature nanomechanics reference sample. It was possible to produce measurements with minimal thermal drift (typically ~0.05 nm/s at 750–950 °C) and no visible oxidative damage. The temperature dependence of the hardness, elastic modulus, plasticity index, creep, creep strain, and creep recovery were investigated over the temperature range, testing at 25, 750, 800, 850, 900 and 950 °C. The nanoindentation hardness measurements were found to be consistent with previous determinations by hot microhardness. Above 800 °C the hardness changes relatively little but more pronounced time-dependent deformation and plasticity were observed from 850 °C. Plasticity index, indentation creep and creep recovery all increase with temperature. The importance of increased time-dependent deformation and pile-up on the accuracy of the elastic modulus measurements are discussed. Elastic modulus measurements determined from elastic analysis of the unloading curves at 750–800 °C are close to literature bulk values (to within ~11 %). The high temperature modulus measurements deviate more from bulk values determined taking account of the high temperature properties of the indenter material at the point (850 °C) at which more significant time-dependent deformation is observed. This is thought to be due to the dual influence of increased time-dependency and pile-up that are not being accounted for in the elastic unloading analysis. Accounting for this time-dependency by applying a viscoelastic compliance correction developed by G. Feng and A.H.W. Ngan (J. Mater. Res. (2002) 17:660–668) greatly reduces the values of the elastic modulus, so they are agree to within 6 % of literature values at 950 °C.
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Metadata
Title
Development of High Temperature Nanoindentation Methodology and its Application in the Nanoindentation of Polycrystalline Tungsten in Vacuum to 950 °C
Authors
A. J. Harris
B. D. Beake
D. E. J. Armstrong
M. I. Davies
Publication date
25-08-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Experimental Mechanics / Issue 7/2017
Print ISSN: 0014-4851
Electronic ISSN: 1741-2765
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11340-016-0209-3

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