Numerical simulation of flat-tip micro-indentation of glassy polymers: Influence of loading speed and thermodynamic state

Flat-tip micro-indentation tests were performed on quenched and annealed polymer glasses at various loading speeds. The results were analyzed using an elasto-viscoplastic constitutive model that captures the intrinsic deformation characteristics of a polymer glass: a strain-rate dependent yield stress, strain softening and strain hardening. The advantage of this model is that changes in yield stress due to physical aging are captured in a single parameter. The two materials studied (polycarbonate (PC) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)) were both selected for the specific rate-dependence of the yield stress that they display at room temperature. Within the range of strain rates experimentally covered, the yield stress of PC increases linearly with the logarithm of strain rate, whereas, for PMMA, a characteristic change in slope can be observed at higher strain rates. We demonstrate that, given the proper definition of the viscosity function, the flat-tip indentation response at different indentation speeds can be described accurately for both materials. Moreover, it is shown that the model captures the mechanical response on the microscopic scale (indentation) as well as on the macroscopic scale with the same parameter set. This offers promising possibilities of extracting mechanical properties of polymer glasses directly from indentation experiments.     

Mesoscale strain measurement in deformed crystals: A comparison of X-ray microdiffraction with electron backscatter diffraction

Mapping of residual stresses at the mesoscale is increasingly practical thanks to technological developments in electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and X-ray microdiffraction using high brilliance synchrotron sources. An analysis is presented of a Cu single crystal deformed in compression to about 10% macroscopic strain. Local orientation measurements were made on sectioned and polished specimens using EBSD and X-ray microdiffraction. In broad strokes, the results are similar to each other with orientations being observed that are on the order of 5° misoriented from that of the original crystallite. At the fine scale it is apparent that the X-ray technique can distinguish features in the structure that are much finer in detail than those observed using EBSD even though the spatial resolution of EBSD is superior to that of X-ray diffraction by approximately two orders of magnitude. The results are explained by the sensitivity of the EBSD technique to the specimen surface condition. Dislocation dynamics simulations show that there is a relaxation of the dislocation structure near the free surface of the specimen that extends approximately 650 Å into the specimen. The high spatial resolution of the EBSD technique is detrimental in this respect as the information volume extends only 200 Å or so into the specimen. The X-rays probe a volume on the order of 2 µm in diameter, thus measuring the structure that is relatively unaffected by the near-surface relaxation.     

Evaluation of the mechanical properties of PMC interface using slice compression test — Analysis of transfer mechanism of interfacial shear stress

Properties of the fiber/matrix interface in SiO₂/epoxy and SiC/epoxy composite are investigated using the slice compression test (SCT) for the single fiber, where the specimen is loaded and unloaded between a plate which has different mechanical properties. It is found that the interfacial debonding proceeds from the polished surface at a soft plate side and that the fiber protrusion occurs after unloading. The fiber-protrusion length is directly measured at each applied stress level using a scanning electron microscope. Interfacial shear-sliding stress is obtained based on the constant shear-sliding stress analysis employing the obtained protrusion length. It is demonstrated that the value of interfacial shear-sliding stress shows good agreement with that obtained from another technique, the push-out test, on the same system. The relation between the fiber-protrusion length and applied stress is proportional to a certain extent. From this result, it is analytically pointed out that the applied stress has a limiting value in this SCT because of Poisson's effect. Also, two interfacial debonding criteria, which are determined analytically for the PMC, are discussed.     

Growth of interfacial debonding in notched two-dimensional unidirectional composite under stress and displacement controls

A simplified calculation method for study of the growth of interfacial debonding between elastic fiber and elastic matrix ahead of the notch-tip in composites under displacement and stress controlled conditions was presented based on the shear lag approach in which the influences of residual stress and frictional shear stress at the debonded interface were incorporated. The calculation method was applied to a model two-dimensional composite. An outline is given of the difference and similarity in the growing behavior of the debonding between the displacement and stress controls, and of the influences of the residual stresses, frictional shear stress, the nature of the final cut component (fiber or matrix) and sample length on the debonding behavior.     

工艺导致的机械应力对深亚微米CMOS器件的影响

随着CMOS器件的不断微缩,硅有源区面积的缩小,工艺导致的机械应力对器件的影响越来越显著,许多工艺步骤会造成有源区应力的累积.应力不仅导致器件性能对版图产生依赖性,而且带来各种可靠性问题,影响芯片的长期使用寿命.在很多情况下,应力相关的问题直接影响芯片制造的良率.在总结各种应力来源的基础上,回顾了到目前为止人们所观察或理解的应力对CMOS器件性能和可靠性的各种影响,提出了分析和解决工业生产中应力相关问题的基本思路. 关键词： 机械应力 CMOS     

聚变实验堆真空室壳体成型残余应力分析

为了了解聚变实验堆真空室壳体表面残余应力的分布以及退火工艺对残余应力的影响,通过模拟分析和实验检测两种方式对不锈钢316LN冷压曲面和热压曲面残余应力进行研究,获得退火前后曲面表面残余应力的大小,得到冷压曲面和热压曲面残余应力的分布以及退火工艺对残余应力分布的影响。研究结果为分析成型工艺提供数据支撑,对中国聚变工程实验堆真空室的研究与制造具有重要意义。     

数值地震预测的关键物理问题*

数值地震预测是地震物理研究中的一个重要课题,具有基础性的科学意义和潜在的应用价值.文章介绍了数值地震预测的三个关键物理问题——地震发生率与应力变化的关系、地震断层的摩擦函数、地球中应力的传递问题,讨论了这些问题的意义、研究现状和发展趋势.     

短脉冲激光加热模型的遴选原则

 利用推导出的1维半空间光致热弹性应力响应的精确解,对激光与材料相互作用的加热模型的选取进行了研究。理论分析和计算结果表明：常用的表面加热模型只有在热穿透深度远大于光吸收长度时有效,若将其应用于超短脉冲激光（ps以下量级）加热的情况,可能会导致较大的误差;皮秒和飞秒激光辐照的热效应须用体加热模型计算。     

用干涉方法测量薄膜应力

基于基片弯曲法和牛顿环的基本原理,使用He-Ne激光器、扩束镜、凸透镜和带分光镜的移测显微镜,搭建了薄膜应力测量装置.采用直流溅射法制备了厚度为30~144 nm的银薄膜,衬底采用厚度为0.15 mm、直径为18 mm的圆形玻璃片.实验发现,薄膜厚度对银薄膜的内应力有显著的影响,在薄膜厚度很小时,随着薄膜厚度的增加,应力迅速增大,达到最大值后,随着厚度的继续增加,薄膜应力下降较快并趋于稳定值.     

外应力场下铁磁/反铁磁双层膜系统的铁磁共振性质

从系统能量出发，采用Smith和Beljers理论方法研究了铁磁/反铁磁双层膜系统在外应力场下的铁磁共振现象.本模型中铁磁薄层具有单轴磁晶各向异性和立方磁晶各向异性，而反铁磁层非常薄因而其能量可忽略.推导出了该系统的铁磁共振频率和频谱宽度的解析式.结果表明：外应力场仅在低磁场下对具有立方磁晶各向异性系统的铁磁共振有影响，且区分弱磁场和强磁场的临界场依赖于外应力场的方向. 关键词： 铁磁/反铁磁双层膜 交换偏置 铁磁共振 应力场