Mechanical characterization of individual Ni/Au coated microsize polymer particles
Guangbin Dou
David Whalley
Changqing Liu
2134/5276
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Mechanical_characterization_of_individual_Ni_Au_coated_microsize_polymer_particles/9560771
We report on a mechanical characterization technique for individual Ni/Au coated microsize
polymer particles. This technique allows a clearer understanding of the effects of load force and rate
on the particle deformation. This has been achieved through measurements of the deformation
against force using a specially configured nanoindenter machine, where the “indenters,” instead of
being pointed, had a flat tip of 20 m in diameter. The results show that the particle deformation
process is nonlinear and that the force/deformation at which particle crushing occurs is affected by
the load rate. The technique could be used to design/manufacture more effective conductive
particles.
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Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified