As an emerging multifunctional metal with the lowest melting point except for mercury,gallium combines a wide range of metallic and non-metallic elements to form advanced semiconductors critically important in cutting...As an emerging multifunctional metal with the lowest melting point except for mercury,gallium combines a wide range of metallic and non-metallic elements to form advanced semiconductors critically important in cutting-edge technologies.However,due to its low melting point and poor machinability,it is quite difficult to simultaneously characterize gallium’s elastic properties and damping characteristics using conventional methods,which is es-sential in designing and evaluating gallium-based structures.Therefore,developing effective methods to achieve accurate and efficient measurements of Young’s modulus and corresponding internal friction of gallium is of great significance.This letter studies simultaneous measurements of the variations in Young’s modulus and internal friction of gallium at varying temperatures by employing the modified piezoelectric ultrasonic composite oscil-lator technique.Combining the explicit theoretical formulas with the measured resonance and anti-resonance frequencies,it has been discovered that Young’s modulus undergoes an approximately linear decrease as the temperature rises,declining from 83.84 GPa at -70℃ to 79.37 GPa at 20℃.Moreover,like aluminum in the same Group ⅢA of the Periodic Table of Elements and exhibits a grain-boundary internal friction peak,gallium displays a longitudinal internal friction peak at approximately-12°C,with the peak value reaching 1.77×10^(-3).This basic research on gallium’s elastic properties and damping characteristics under low-temperature condi-tions will inspire further explorations of the mechanical properties of a diverse spectrum of low-melting-point functional materials and facilitate applications of gallium-based structures under complex conditions.展开更多
Silver paste is widely used in power electronics as a die-attach material owing to its low-temperature sinterability,high melting point,and excellent electrical and thermal conductivities in sintered joints.However,ow...Silver paste is widely used in power electronics as a die-attach material owing to its low-temperature sinterability,high melting point,and excellent electrical and thermal conductivities in sintered joints.However,owing to the mismatch in the coefficient of thermal expansion(CTE)between the joints and chip,the high Young's modulus of sintered silver hinders the mitigation of the high thermal stress generated during the operation of power modules,which increases the susceptibility of sintered joints to cracking,thereby leading to potential failure.This study developed a facile approach to synthesizing bayberry-like Ag microparticles(AgMPs)through the in situ assembly of silver nanorods,resulting in a uniform distribution of nanoscale structures and mesopores on the particle surface.These particles exhibited a high specific surface area of 2.5389 m^(2)·g^(-1),which enhanced theirsintering activity,enabling sintering to occur at 149.7℃.Furthermore,the porous structure of the AgMPs effectively reduced the density of joints formed by sintering AgMP paste,thereby lowering the Young's modulus of the joints.The small grain size and intricate internal substructure of the joints yielded high shear strength,which reached112.50 MPa at 250℃.The Young's modulus could be adjusted,and the pores provided by the AgMPs maintained the Young's modulus within a low range(15.11-29.61GPa),effectively mitigating thermal stress.These new bayberry-like porous AgMPs offer a promising option for die-attach materials in electronic packaging.展开更多
Different from the current measurement methods for Young’s modulus of metal materials,the Young’s modulus of intermetallic compounds(IMCs)was obtained by a non-destructive method based on Brillouin light scattering(...Different from the current measurement methods for Young’s modulus of metal materials,the Young’s modulus of intermetallic compounds(IMCs)was obtained by a non-destructive method based on Brillouin light scattering(BLS)in this paper.The single-phase regions of CoSn,CoSn_(2),Cu_(3)Sn and Cu_(6)Sn_(5) phases required for BLS test were obtained by applying long-term thermal stabilization through adjusting temperature gradient.The volume fractions of the corresponding phases near the solid-liquid interfaces of the samples were 98.3%,94.2%,99.6% and 95.9%,respectively.All the independent elastic coefficients and Young’s moduli of IMCs were obtained by Brillouin scatterometer.The Young’s moduli of CoSn,CoSn_(2) and Cu_(3)Sn and Cu_(6)Sn_(5) phases obtained through the present method are 115.0,101.7,129.9 and 125.6 GPa,respectively,which are in a good agreement with the previous experimental results.Thus,the effectiveness of BLS in measuring the Young’s moduli of IMCs in bulk alloys is confirmed.展开更多
The single-point bending method,based on atomic force microscopy(AFM),has been extensively validated for characterizing the structural mechanical properties of micro-and nanobeams.Nevertheless,the influence of AFM pro...The single-point bending method,based on atomic force microscopy(AFM),has been extensively validated for characterizing the structural mechanical properties of micro-and nanobeams.Nevertheless,the influence of AFM probe loading and positioning has yet to be subjected to comprehensive investigation.This paper proposes a novel bending-test method based on sequential loading points,in which a series of evenly distributed loads are applied along the length of the central axis on the upper surface of the cantilever.The preliminary measured values of Young’s modulus for an unknown alloy material were 193,178,and 176 GPa,exhibiting a considerable degree of dispersion.An algorithm for self-correction of the positioning error was developed,and this resulted in a positioning error of 53 nm and a final converged Young’s modulus of 161 GPa.展开更多
To get the quantitive value of abnormal biological tissues, an inverse algorithm about the Young's modulus based on the boundary extraction and the image registration technologies is proposed. With the known displace...To get the quantitive value of abnormal biological tissues, an inverse algorithm about the Young's modulus based on the boundary extraction and the image registration technologies is proposed. With the known displacements of boundary tissues and the force distribution, the Young's modulus is calculated by constructing the unit system and the inverse finite element method (IFEM). Then a tough range of the modulus for the whole tissue is estimated referring the value obtained before. The improved particle swarm optimizer (PSO) method is adopted to calculate the whole Yong's modulus distribution. The presented algorithm overcomes some limitations in other Young's modulus reconstruction methods and relaxes the displacements and force boundary condition requirements. The repetitious numerical simulation shows that errors in boundary displacement are not very sensitive to the estimation of next process; a final feasible solution is obtained by the improved PSO method which is close to the theoretical values obtained during searching in an extensive range.展开更多
The elastic modulus is a very important mechanical property in micromachined structures. Several design issues such as resonant frequencies and stiffness in the micromachined structures are related to the elastic mod...The elastic modulus is a very important mechanical property in micromachined structures. Several design issues such as resonant frequencies and stiffness in the micromachined structures are related to the elastic modulus. In addition, the accuracy of results from finite element models is highly dependent upon the elastic modulus. In this study, the Young modulus of micromachined thin polysilicon films has been investigated with a new tensile test machine using a magnetic-solenoid force actuator with linear response, low hysteresis, no friction and direct electrical control. The tensile test results show that the measured average value of Young modulus for a typical sample, (164±1.2) GPa, falls within the theoretical bounds of the texture model. These results will provide more reliable design of polysilicon microelectromechanical systems (MEMS).展开更多
A convenient technique is reported in this note for measuring elastic modulus of extremely soft material for cellular adhesion. Specimens of bending cylinder under gravity are used to avoid contact problem between tes...A convenient technique is reported in this note for measuring elastic modulus of extremely soft material for cellular adhesion. Specimens of bending cylinder under gravity are used to avoid contact problem between testing device and sample, and a beam model is presented for evaluating the curvatures of gel beams with large elastic deformation. A self-adaptive algorithm is also proposed to search for the best estimation of gels' elastic moduli by comparing the experimental bending curvatures with those computed from the beam model with preestimated moduli. Application to the measurement of the property of polyacrylamide gels indi- cates that the material compliance varies with the concentrations of bis-acrylamide, and the gels become softer after being immersed in a culture medium for a period of time, no matter to what extent they are polymerized.展开更多
For decades,it has been well accepted that every 1 wt.%Li addition to Al will reduce Al alloy’s density by 3%and increase its Young’s modulus by 6%.However,the fundamental mechanism of modulus improve-ments stays co...For decades,it has been well accepted that every 1 wt.%Li addition to Al will reduce Al alloy’s density by 3%and increase its Young’s modulus by 6%.However,the fundamental mechanism of modulus improve-ments stays controversial though all studies agreed that the contribution of such a substantial boosting comes from Li-rich clusters either in solid solution or precipitations.In this study,we experimentally produce nano-sized Li-rich clusters by non-equilibrium solidification using centrifugal casting and trace their evolutions as a function of subsequent heat treatments.High-resolution transmission electron mi-croscopy(HRTEM)reveals a further decrease in the lattice constants of Li-rich regions from the as-cast(0.406 nm),solid solution(0.405 nm)to the aged state(0.401 nm),while Young’s modulus of the Al-Li al-loy reaches 89.16 GPa.Small-angle neutron scattering(SANS)experiments and first-principle calculations based on density functional theory have shown both the bond strength around precipitates and the size of those Li-rich region dominate Young’s modulus.At the beginning,it is volumetric compression due to Li addition that increases modulus,tightening the Al-Al potential curves.In the end,it is the Al-Al and Al-Li valence bonds in Al 3 Li at large size and high-volume fraction which increase its second derivative of internal energy and thus Young’s modulus.展开更多
In gas turbines, thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) applied by air plasma spraying are widely used to lower the temperature of hot components. To analyze the characteristics of TBCs such as residual stress, bond streng...In gas turbines, thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) applied by air plasma spraying are widely used to lower the temperature of hot components. To analyze the characteristics of TBCs such as residual stress, bond strength, fracture toughness, and crack propagation ratio, the Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio are important parameters. For TBC is a brittle and thin film, it is desirable to evaluate those properties while the coatings are bonded to a substrate. An atmospheric plasma spray MCrAIY bond coat and Yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) top coat are deposited onto a nickel-base superalloy GH150 substrate. The Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio are measured by cantilever beam bending with NDI. The method will be developed to test the Young' s modulus and Poisson ratio of other multilayer systems.展开更多
Like other manufacturing techniques,plasma spraying has also a non-linear behavior because of the contribution of many coating variables.This characteristic results in finding optimal factor combination difficult.Subs...Like other manufacturing techniques,plasma spraying has also a non-linear behavior because of the contribution of many coating variables.This characteristic results in finding optimal factor combination difficult.Subsequently,the issue can be solved through effective and strategic statistical procedures integrated with systematic experimental data.Plasma spray parameters such as power,stand-off distance and powder feed rate have significant influence on coating characteristics like Young’s modulus.This paper presents the use of statistical techniques in specifically response surface methodology(RSM),analysis of variance,and regression analysis to develop empirical relationship to predict Young’s modulus of plasma-sprayed alumina coatings.The developed empirical relationships can be effectively used to predict Young’s modulus of plasma-sprayed alumina coatings at 95%confidence level.Response graphs and contour plots were constructed to identify the optimum plasma spray parameters to attain maximum Young’s modulus in alumina coatings.A linear regression relationship was established between porosity and Young’s modulus of the alumina coatings.展开更多
Young's modulus is a critical parameter for designing lightweight structure, but Al and its alloys only demonstrate alimited value of 70-72 GPa. The introduction of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is an effective way to ma...Young's modulus is a critical parameter for designing lightweight structure, but Al and its alloys only demonstrate alimited value of 70-72 GPa. The introduction of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is an effective way to make Al and its alloysstiffer. However, little research attention has been paid to Young's modulus of CNT/Al nanocomposites attributed to theuncertain measurement and unconvincing stiffening effect of CNTs. In this work, improved Young's modulus of 82.4 ± 0.4 GPa has been achieved in 1.5 wt% CNT/Al nanocomposite fabricated by flake powder metallurgy, which wasdetermined by resonance test and 13.5% higher than 72.6 ± 0.64 GPa of Al matrix. A comparative study and statisticalanalysis further revealed that Young's modulus determined by tensile test was relatively imprecise (83.1 ± 4.0 GPa) dueto the low-stress microplasficity or interface decohesion during tensile deformation of CNT/Al nanocomposite, while thevalue (98-100 GPa) was highly overestimated by nanoindentation due to the "pile-up" effect. This work shows an in-depthdiscussion on studying Young's modulus of CNT/Al nanocomposites.展开更多
Polymer layers adsorbed to a surface or in a confined environment often change their mechanical properties. There is even the possibility of solidification of the confined layer. To judge the stiffness of such a layer...Polymer layers adsorbed to a surface or in a confined environment often change their mechanical properties. There is even the possibility of solidification of the confined layer. To judge the stiffness of such a layer, we used the Hertz model to calculate the Young's modulus of the polymer layer in the confinement of AFM experiments with silicon nitride tip with a radius of curvature ofR ≈ 50 nm and a glass sphere attached to the cantilever R =5 μm. Since there is no visible indentation of the layer in the AFM experiments, the layer is either penetrated very easily, or the indentation is too small to be seen in a force curve. The latter would be the case for a polymer layer with a Young's modulus above 4 × 10^8 Pa in case of an experiment with a silicon nitride tip and 4×10^5 Pa in case of a glass sphere.展开更多
To enhance the Young’s modulus(E)and strength of titanium alloys,we designed titanium matrix composites with intercon-nected microstructure based on the Hashin-Shtrikman theory.According to the results,the in-situ re...To enhance the Young’s modulus(E)and strength of titanium alloys,we designed titanium matrix composites with intercon-nected microstructure based on the Hashin-Shtrikman theory.According to the results,the in-situ reaction yielded an interconnected microstructure composed of Ti_(2)C particles when the Ti_(2)C content reached 50vol%.With widths of 10 and 230 nm,the intraparticle Ti lamellae in the prepared composite exhibited a bimodal size distribution due to precipitation and the unreacted Ti phase within the grown Ti_(2)C particles.The composites with interconnected microstructure attained superior properties,including E of 174.3 GPa and ultimate flexural strength of 1014 GPa.Compared with that of pure Ti,the E of the composite was increased by 55% due to the high Ti_(2)C content and interconnected microstructure.The outstanding strength resulted from the strong interfacial bonding,load-bearing capacity of interconnected Ti_(2)C particles,and bimodal intraparticle Ti lamellae,which minimized the average crack driving force.Interrupted flexural tests revealed preferential crack initiation along the{001}cleavage plane and grain boundary of Ti_(2)C in the region with the highest tensile stress.In addition,the propagation can be efficiently inhibited by interparticle Ti grains,which prevented the brittle fracture of the composites.展开更多
The flat cylindrical indentation tests with different sizes of punch radius were investigated using finite element method (FEM) aimed to reveal the effect of punch size on the indentation behavior of the film/substr...The flat cylindrical indentation tests with different sizes of punch radius were investigated using finite element method (FEM) aimed to reveal the effect of punch size on the indentation behavior of the film/substrate system. Based on the FEM results analysis, two methods was proposed to separate film's reduced Young's modulus from a film/substrate system. The first method was based on a new weight function that quantifies film's and substrate's contributions to the overall mechanical properties of the film/substrate system in the flat cylindrical indentation test. The second method, a numerical approach, including fitting and extrapolation procedures was put forward. Both of the results from the two methods showed a reasonable agreement with the one input FE model. At last, the effect of maximum indentation depth and the surface micro-roughness of the thin film on the reduced Young's modulus of the film/substrate system were discussed. The methods proposed in the present study provide some new conceptions on evaluating other properties of thin films, e.g. creep, for which a flat-ended punch is also employed.展开更多
The effect of mechanical strength of the dispersed particle gel(DPG)on its macro plugging performance is significant,however,little study has been reported.In this paper,DPG particles with different mechanical strengt...The effect of mechanical strength of the dispersed particle gel(DPG)on its macro plugging performance is significant,however,little study has been reported.In this paper,DPG particles with different mechanical strengths were obtained by mechanical shearing of bulk gels prepared with different formula.Young’s moduli of DPG particles on the micro and nano scales were measured by atomic force microscope for the first time.The mapping relationship among the formula of bulk gel,the Young’s moduli of the DPG particles and the final plugging performance were established.The results showed that when the Young’s moduli of the DPG particles increased from 82 to 328 Pa,the plugging rate increased significantly from 91.46%to 97.10%due to the distinctly enhanced stacking density and strength at this range.While when the Young’s moduli of the DPG particles surpassed 328 Pa,the further increase of plugging rate with the Young’s moduli of the DPG particles became insignificant.These results indicated that the improvement of plugging rate was more efficient by adjusting the Young’s moduli of the DPG particles within certain ranges,providing guidance for improving the macroscopic application properties of DPG systems in reservoir heterogeneity regulation.展开更多
Young’s modulus of New Red Sandstone was investigated experimentally to gain insight into its nonlinear nature.A large experimental programme was carried out by applying a controllable quasi-static and dynamic uniaxi...Young’s modulus of New Red Sandstone was investigated experimentally to gain insight into its nonlinear nature.A large experimental programme was carried out by applying a controllable quasi-static and dynamic uniaxial loading to 286 dry sandstone samples of four different sizes.The static and dynamic tests,similar to those aiming at determining the uniaxial compressive strength,were conducted using the state-of-the-art experimental facilities at the University of Aberdeen including a custom-built small experimental rig for inducing a dynamic uniaxial compressive load via a piezoelectric transducer.The obtained results have confirmed a complex nature of Young’s modulus of sandstone.Specifically,under a harmonic dynamic loading,it shows strongly nonlinear behaviour,which is hardening and softening with respect to frequency and amplitude of the dynamic loading,respectively.展开更多
The elastic-plastic indentation properties of materials with varying ratio of hardness to Young’s modulus(H/E) were analyzed with the finite element method. And the indentation stress fields of materials with varying...The elastic-plastic indentation properties of materials with varying ratio of hardness to Young’s modulus(H/E) were analyzed with the finite element method. And the indentation stress fields of materials with varying ratio H/E on the surface were studied by the experiment. The results show that the penetration depth, contact radius, plastic pile-up and the degree of elastic recovery depend strongly on the ratio H/E. Moreover, graphs were established to describe the relationship between the elastic-plastic indentation parameters and H/E. The established graphs can be used to predict the H/E of materials when compared with experimental data.展开更多
It is difficult to establish structure-property relationships in a defective solid because of its inhomogeneous-geometry microstructure caused by defects. In the present research, the effects of pores and cracks on th...It is difficult to establish structure-property relationships in a defective solid because of its inhomogeneous-geometry microstructure caused by defects. In the present research, the effects of pores and cracks on the Young’s modulus of a defective solid are studied. Based on the law of the conservation of energy, mathematical formulations are proposed to indicate how the shape, size, and distribution of defects affect the effective Young’s modulus. In this approach, detailed equations are illustrated to represent the shape and size of defects on the effective Young’s modulus. Different from the results obtained from the traditional empirical analyses, mixture law or statistical method, for the first time, our results from the finite element method (FEM) and strict analytical calculation show that the influence of pore radius and crack length on the effective Young’s modulus can be quantified. It is found that the longest crack in a typical microstructure of ceramic coating dominates the contribution of the effective Young’s modulus in the vertical direction of the crack.展开更多
Stress shielding is caused by the mismatch of stiffness between bone and implant materials,which may give rise to bone resorption and loosening,thereby causing implantation failure.There is a huge gap between Young’s...Stress shielding is caused by the mismatch of stiffness between bone and implant materials,which may give rise to bone resorption and loosening,thereby causing implantation failure.There is a huge gap between Young’s modulus of human bone and low Young’s modulusβTi alloys.A porous structure design can achieve the target of low Young’s modulus,and thus achieve the matching between human bone and implant materials.However,a suitable space holder(SH)that can be applied at high temperatures and sintering pressure has not been reported.In this study,the TiZrNbTa/Ti titanium matrix composite(TMC)with high strength and large ductility was used as scaffold materials and combined the SH technique with the spark plasma sintering(SPS)technique to obtain a porous structure.A novel space holder,i.e.,MgO particles was adopted,which can withstand high-temperature sintering accompanied by a sintering pressure.The porous TiZrNbTa/Ti with 40 vol.%MgO added exhibits a maximum strength of 345.9±10.4 MPa and Young’s modulus of 24.72±0.20 GPa,respectively.It possesses higher strength compared with human bone and matches Young’s modulus of human bone,which exhibits great potential for clinical application.展开更多
The Young’s modulus was measured at high temperatures by impulse excitation of vibration method,and the effects of heating rate,holding time and temperature cycle on the test results were analyzed.The results show th...The Young’s modulus was measured at high temperatures by impulse excitation of vibration method,and the effects of heating rate,holding time and temperature cycle on the test results were analyzed.The results show that the heating rate has obvious effect on the high temperature Young’s modulus of the green body,but has no obvious effect on that of the sintered products;the holding time of the heating process has no regular effect on the Young’s modulus,and the effect varies with the different products at a certain temperature;the method can also be used to test the Young’s modulus during cooling process.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2023YFF0716800)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12074160)the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province of China(Grant No.2024-MS-181).
文摘As an emerging multifunctional metal with the lowest melting point except for mercury,gallium combines a wide range of metallic and non-metallic elements to form advanced semiconductors critically important in cutting-edge technologies.However,due to its low melting point and poor machinability,it is quite difficult to simultaneously characterize gallium’s elastic properties and damping characteristics using conventional methods,which is es-sential in designing and evaluating gallium-based structures.Therefore,developing effective methods to achieve accurate and efficient measurements of Young’s modulus and corresponding internal friction of gallium is of great significance.This letter studies simultaneous measurements of the variations in Young’s modulus and internal friction of gallium at varying temperatures by employing the modified piezoelectric ultrasonic composite oscil-lator technique.Combining the explicit theoretical formulas with the measured resonance and anti-resonance frequencies,it has been discovered that Young’s modulus undergoes an approximately linear decrease as the temperature rises,declining from 83.84 GPa at -70℃ to 79.37 GPa at 20℃.Moreover,like aluminum in the same Group ⅢA of the Periodic Table of Elements and exhibits a grain-boundary internal friction peak,gallium displays a longitudinal internal friction peak at approximately-12°C,with the peak value reaching 1.77×10^(-3).This basic research on gallium’s elastic properties and damping characteristics under low-temperature condi-tions will inspire further explorations of the mechanical properties of a diverse spectrum of low-melting-point functional materials and facilitate applications of gallium-based structures under complex conditions.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52075125 and 52105331)Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(No.2023A1515010591)Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee(Nos.JCYJ20210324124203009,JSGG20201102154600003,GXWD20231130103814001,GXWD20220721182229001)
文摘Silver paste is widely used in power electronics as a die-attach material owing to its low-temperature sinterability,high melting point,and excellent electrical and thermal conductivities in sintered joints.However,owing to the mismatch in the coefficient of thermal expansion(CTE)between the joints and chip,the high Young's modulus of sintered silver hinders the mitigation of the high thermal stress generated during the operation of power modules,which increases the susceptibility of sintered joints to cracking,thereby leading to potential failure.This study developed a facile approach to synthesizing bayberry-like Ag microparticles(AgMPs)through the in situ assembly of silver nanorods,resulting in a uniform distribution of nanoscale structures and mesopores on the particle surface.These particles exhibited a high specific surface area of 2.5389 m^(2)·g^(-1),which enhanced theirsintering activity,enabling sintering to occur at 149.7℃.Furthermore,the porous structure of the AgMPs effectively reduced the density of joints formed by sintering AgMP paste,thereby lowering the Young's modulus of the joints.The small grain size and intricate internal substructure of the joints yielded high shear strength,which reached112.50 MPa at 250℃.The Young's modulus could be adjusted,and the pores provided by the AgMPs maintained the Young's modulus within a low range(15.11-29.61GPa),effectively mitigating thermal stress.These new bayberry-like porous AgMPs offer a promising option for die-attach materials in electronic packaging.
基金supported by the Gansu Key Research and Development Project,China(No.23YFGA0003)the Key Science and Technology Projects of Gansu Province,China(No.22ZD6GB019)+2 种基金Gansu Provincial Joint Research Fund,China(No.23JRRC0004)the Industry Support Plan of Gansu Universities,China(No.2024CYZC-01)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(No.lzujbky-2022-ey15).
文摘Different from the current measurement methods for Young’s modulus of metal materials,the Young’s modulus of intermetallic compounds(IMCs)was obtained by a non-destructive method based on Brillouin light scattering(BLS)in this paper.The single-phase regions of CoSn,CoSn_(2),Cu_(3)Sn and Cu_(6)Sn_(5) phases required for BLS test were obtained by applying long-term thermal stabilization through adjusting temperature gradient.The volume fractions of the corresponding phases near the solid-liquid interfaces of the samples were 98.3%,94.2%,99.6% and 95.9%,respectively.All the independent elastic coefficients and Young’s moduli of IMCs were obtained by Brillouin scatterometer.The Young’s moduli of CoSn,CoSn_(2) and Cu_(3)Sn and Cu_(6)Sn_(5) phases obtained through the present method are 115.0,101.7,129.9 and 125.6 GPa,respectively,which are in a good agreement with the previous experimental results.Thus,the effectiveness of BLS in measuring the Young’s moduli of IMCs in bulk alloys is confirmed.
文摘The single-point bending method,based on atomic force microscopy(AFM),has been extensively validated for characterizing the structural mechanical properties of micro-and nanobeams.Nevertheless,the influence of AFM probe loading and positioning has yet to be subjected to comprehensive investigation.This paper proposes a novel bending-test method based on sequential loading points,in which a series of evenly distributed loads are applied along the length of the central axis on the upper surface of the cantilever.The preliminary measured values of Young’s modulus for an unknown alloy material were 193,178,and 176 GPa,exhibiting a considerable degree of dispersion.An algorithm for self-correction of the positioning error was developed,and this resulted in a positioning error of 53 nm and a final converged Young’s modulus of 161 GPa.
文摘To get the quantitive value of abnormal biological tissues, an inverse algorithm about the Young's modulus based on the boundary extraction and the image registration technologies is proposed. With the known displacements of boundary tissues and the force distribution, the Young's modulus is calculated by constructing the unit system and the inverse finite element method (IFEM). Then a tough range of the modulus for the whole tissue is estimated referring the value obtained before. The improved particle swarm optimizer (PSO) method is adopted to calculate the whole Yong's modulus distribution. The presented algorithm overcomes some limitations in other Young's modulus reconstruction methods and relaxes the displacements and force boundary condition requirements. The repetitious numerical simulation shows that errors in boundary displacement are not very sensitive to the estimation of next process; a final feasible solution is obtained by the improved PSO method which is close to the theoretical values obtained during searching in an extensive range.
基金Supported by the Doctoral Science Foundation of China(No.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 338)
文摘The elastic modulus is a very important mechanical property in micromachined structures. Several design issues such as resonant frequencies and stiffness in the micromachined structures are related to the elastic modulus. In addition, the accuracy of results from finite element models is highly dependent upon the elastic modulus. In this study, the Young modulus of micromachined thin polysilicon films has been investigated with a new tensile test machine using a magnetic-solenoid force actuator with linear response, low hysteresis, no friction and direct electrical control. The tensile test results show that the measured average value of Young modulus for a typical sample, (164±1.2) GPa, falls within the theoretical bounds of the texture model. These results will provide more reliable design of polysilicon microelectromechanical systems (MEMS).
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program (2007CB935602)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (90607004, 10672005)
文摘A convenient technique is reported in this note for measuring elastic modulus of extremely soft material for cellular adhesion. Specimens of bending cylinder under gravity are used to avoid contact problem between testing device and sample, and a beam model is presented for evaluating the curvatures of gel beams with large elastic deformation. A self-adaptive algorithm is also proposed to search for the best estimation of gels' elastic moduli by comparing the experimental bending curvatures with those computed from the beam model with preestimated moduli. Application to the measurement of the property of polyacrylamide gels indi- cates that the material compliance varies with the concentrations of bis-acrylamide, and the gels become softer after being immersed in a culture medium for a period of time, no matter to what extent they are polymerized.
基金This work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52073030).
文摘For decades,it has been well accepted that every 1 wt.%Li addition to Al will reduce Al alloy’s density by 3%and increase its Young’s modulus by 6%.However,the fundamental mechanism of modulus improve-ments stays controversial though all studies agreed that the contribution of such a substantial boosting comes from Li-rich clusters either in solid solution or precipitations.In this study,we experimentally produce nano-sized Li-rich clusters by non-equilibrium solidification using centrifugal casting and trace their evolutions as a function of subsequent heat treatments.High-resolution transmission electron mi-croscopy(HRTEM)reveals a further decrease in the lattice constants of Li-rich regions from the as-cast(0.406 nm),solid solution(0.405 nm)to the aged state(0.401 nm),while Young’s modulus of the Al-Li al-loy reaches 89.16 GPa.Small-angle neutron scattering(SANS)experiments and first-principle calculations based on density functional theory have shown both the bond strength around precipitates and the size of those Li-rich region dominate Young’s modulus.At the beginning,it is volumetric compression due to Li addition that increases modulus,tightening the Al-Al potential curves.In the end,it is the Al-Al and Al-Li valence bonds in Al 3 Li at large size and high-volume fraction which increase its second derivative of internal energy and thus Young’s modulus.
文摘In gas turbines, thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) applied by air plasma spraying are widely used to lower the temperature of hot components. To analyze the characteristics of TBCs such as residual stress, bond strength, fracture toughness, and crack propagation ratio, the Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio are important parameters. For TBC is a brittle and thin film, it is desirable to evaluate those properties while the coatings are bonded to a substrate. An atmospheric plasma spray MCrAIY bond coat and Yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) top coat are deposited onto a nickel-base superalloy GH150 substrate. The Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio are measured by cantilever beam bending with NDI. The method will be developed to test the Young' s modulus and Poisson ratio of other multilayer systems.
文摘Like other manufacturing techniques,plasma spraying has also a non-linear behavior because of the contribution of many coating variables.This characteristic results in finding optimal factor combination difficult.Subsequently,the issue can be solved through effective and strategic statistical procedures integrated with systematic experimental data.Plasma spray parameters such as power,stand-off distance and powder feed rate have significant influence on coating characteristics like Young’s modulus.This paper presents the use of statistical techniques in specifically response surface methodology(RSM),analysis of variance,and regression analysis to develop empirical relationship to predict Young’s modulus of plasma-sprayed alumina coatings.The developed empirical relationships can be effectively used to predict Young’s modulus of plasma-sprayed alumina coatings at 95%confidence level.Response graphs and contour plots were constructed to identify the optimum plasma spray parameters to attain maximum Young’s modulus in alumina coatings.A linear regression relationship was established between porosity and Young’s modulus of the alumina coatings.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Nos.2016YFB1200506,2017YFB1201105)the Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51671130,51771110,51771111,51371115)+2 种基金the Ministry of Education of China(Nos.62501036031,B16032)Aeronautical Science Foundation of China(2016ZF57011)Shanghai Science&Technology Committee(Nos.17ZR1441500,15JC1402100,14DZ2261200 and 14520710100)
文摘Young's modulus is a critical parameter for designing lightweight structure, but Al and its alloys only demonstrate alimited value of 70-72 GPa. The introduction of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is an effective way to make Al and its alloysstiffer. However, little research attention has been paid to Young's modulus of CNT/Al nanocomposites attributed to theuncertain measurement and unconvincing stiffening effect of CNTs. In this work, improved Young's modulus of 82.4 ± 0.4 GPa has been achieved in 1.5 wt% CNT/Al nanocomposite fabricated by flake powder metallurgy, which wasdetermined by resonance test and 13.5% higher than 72.6 ± 0.64 GPa of Al matrix. A comparative study and statisticalanalysis further revealed that Young's modulus determined by tensile test was relatively imprecise (83.1 ± 4.0 GPa) dueto the low-stress microplasficity or interface decohesion during tensile deformation of CNT/Al nanocomposite, while thevalue (98-100 GPa) was highly overestimated by nanoindentation due to the "pile-up" effect. This work shows an in-depthdiscussion on studying Young's modulus of CNT/Al nanocomposites.
文摘Polymer layers adsorbed to a surface or in a confined environment often change their mechanical properties. There is even the possibility of solidification of the confined layer. To judge the stiffness of such a layer, we used the Hertz model to calculate the Young's modulus of the polymer layer in the confinement of AFM experiments with silicon nitride tip with a radius of curvature ofR ≈ 50 nm and a glass sphere attached to the cantilever R =5 μm. Since there is no visible indentation of the layer in the AFM experiments, the layer is either penetrated very easily, or the indentation is too small to be seen in a force curve. The latter would be the case for a polymer layer with a Young's modulus above 4 × 10^8 Pa in case of an experiment with a silicon nitride tip and 4×10^5 Pa in case of a glass sphere.
基金financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2021YFB3701203)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.U22A20113,52201116,52071116,and 52261135543)+1 种基金Heilongjiang Touyan Team ProgramChina Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2022M710939).
文摘To enhance the Young’s modulus(E)and strength of titanium alloys,we designed titanium matrix composites with intercon-nected microstructure based on the Hashin-Shtrikman theory.According to the results,the in-situ reaction yielded an interconnected microstructure composed of Ti_(2)C particles when the Ti_(2)C content reached 50vol%.With widths of 10 and 230 nm,the intraparticle Ti lamellae in the prepared composite exhibited a bimodal size distribution due to precipitation and the unreacted Ti phase within the grown Ti_(2)C particles.The composites with interconnected microstructure attained superior properties,including E of 174.3 GPa and ultimate flexural strength of 1014 GPa.Compared with that of pure Ti,the E of the composite was increased by 55% due to the high Ti_(2)C content and interconnected microstructure.The outstanding strength resulted from the strong interfacial bonding,load-bearing capacity of interconnected Ti_(2)C particles,and bimodal intraparticle Ti lamellae,which minimized the average crack driving force.Interrupted flexural tests revealed preferential crack initiation along the{001}cleavage plane and grain boundary of Ti_(2)C in the region with the highest tensile stress.In addition,the propagation can be efficiently inhibited by interparticle Ti grains,which prevented the brittle fracture of the composites.
基金supports from National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.50775183 and 50805118)Research Fund for Doctoral Programof higher Education (N6CJ0001)National High Technical Research and Development Programme of China (No.2009AA04Z418)
文摘The flat cylindrical indentation tests with different sizes of punch radius were investigated using finite element method (FEM) aimed to reveal the effect of punch size on the indentation behavior of the film/substrate system. Based on the FEM results analysis, two methods was proposed to separate film's reduced Young's modulus from a film/substrate system. The first method was based on a new weight function that quantifies film's and substrate's contributions to the overall mechanical properties of the film/substrate system in the flat cylindrical indentation test. The second method, a numerical approach, including fitting and extrapolation procedures was put forward. Both of the results from the two methods showed a reasonable agreement with the one input FE model. At last, the effect of maximum indentation depth and the surface micro-roughness of the thin film on the reduced Young's modulus of the film/substrate system were discussed. The methods proposed in the present study provide some new conceptions on evaluating other properties of thin films, e.g. creep, for which a flat-ended punch is also employed.
基金financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2019YFA0708700)National Natural Science Foundation of China(52174054,51804326)Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(ZR2019BEE046)
文摘The effect of mechanical strength of the dispersed particle gel(DPG)on its macro plugging performance is significant,however,little study has been reported.In this paper,DPG particles with different mechanical strengths were obtained by mechanical shearing of bulk gels prepared with different formula.Young’s moduli of DPG particles on the micro and nano scales were measured by atomic force microscope for the first time.The mapping relationship among the formula of bulk gel,the Young’s moduli of the DPG particles and the final plugging performance were established.The results showed that when the Young’s moduli of the DPG particles increased from 82 to 328 Pa,the plugging rate increased significantly from 91.46%to 97.10%due to the distinctly enhanced stacking density and strength at this range.While when the Young’s moduli of the DPG particles surpassed 328 Pa,the further increase of plugging rate with the Young’s moduli of the DPG particles became insignificant.These results indicated that the improvement of plugging rate was more efficient by adjusting the Young’s moduli of the DPG particles within certain ranges,providing guidance for improving the macroscopic application properties of DPG systems in reservoir heterogeneity regulation.
文摘Young’s modulus of New Red Sandstone was investigated experimentally to gain insight into its nonlinear nature.A large experimental programme was carried out by applying a controllable quasi-static and dynamic uniaxial loading to 286 dry sandstone samples of four different sizes.The static and dynamic tests,similar to those aiming at determining the uniaxial compressive strength,were conducted using the state-of-the-art experimental facilities at the University of Aberdeen including a custom-built small experimental rig for inducing a dynamic uniaxial compressive load via a piezoelectric transducer.The obtained results have confirmed a complex nature of Young’s modulus of sandstone.Specifically,under a harmonic dynamic loading,it shows strongly nonlinear behaviour,which is hardening and softening with respect to frequency and amplitude of the dynamic loading,respectively.
基金Science Research Foundation of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (No.06VZ004)
文摘The elastic-plastic indentation properties of materials with varying ratio of hardness to Young’s modulus(H/E) were analyzed with the finite element method. And the indentation stress fields of materials with varying ratio H/E on the surface were studied by the experiment. The results show that the penetration depth, contact radius, plastic pile-up and the degree of elastic recovery depend strongly on the ratio H/E. Moreover, graphs were established to describe the relationship between the elastic-plastic indentation parameters and H/E. The established graphs can be used to predict the H/E of materials when compared with experimental data.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50801005)
文摘It is difficult to establish structure-property relationships in a defective solid because of its inhomogeneous-geometry microstructure caused by defects. In the present research, the effects of pores and cracks on the Young’s modulus of a defective solid are studied. Based on the law of the conservation of energy, mathematical formulations are proposed to indicate how the shape, size, and distribution of defects affect the effective Young’s modulus. In this approach, detailed equations are illustrated to represent the shape and size of defects on the effective Young’s modulus. Different from the results obtained from the traditional empirical analyses, mixture law or statistical method, for the first time, our results from the finite element method (FEM) and strict analytical calculation show that the influence of pore radius and crack length on the effective Young’s modulus can be quantified. It is found that the longest crack in a typical microstructure of ceramic coating dominates the contribution of the effective Young’s modulus in the vertical direction of the crack.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51871077)the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(No.2021A1515012626)+3 种基金the Shenzhen Knowledge Innovation Plan-Fundamental Re-search(Discipline Distribution)(No.JCYJ20180507184623297)the S henzhen Science and Technology Plan-Technology Innovation(No.KQJSCX20180328165656256)the Development and Reform Commission of Shenzhen Municipality-Shenzhen R&D Center for Al-based Hydrogen Hydrolysis Materials(No.ZX20190229)the Startup Foundation from Shenzhen and Startup Foundation from Harbin Institute of Technology(Shenzhen).
文摘Stress shielding is caused by the mismatch of stiffness between bone and implant materials,which may give rise to bone resorption and loosening,thereby causing implantation failure.There is a huge gap between Young’s modulus of human bone and low Young’s modulusβTi alloys.A porous structure design can achieve the target of low Young’s modulus,and thus achieve the matching between human bone and implant materials.However,a suitable space holder(SH)that can be applied at high temperatures and sintering pressure has not been reported.In this study,the TiZrNbTa/Ti titanium matrix composite(TMC)with high strength and large ductility was used as scaffold materials and combined the SH technique with the spark plasma sintering(SPS)technique to obtain a porous structure.A novel space holder,i.e.,MgO particles was adopted,which can withstand high-temperature sintering accompanied by a sintering pressure.The porous TiZrNbTa/Ti with 40 vol.%MgO added exhibits a maximum strength of 345.9±10.4 MPa and Young’s modulus of 24.72±0.20 GPa,respectively.It possesses higher strength compared with human bone and matches Young’s modulus of human bone,which exhibits great potential for clinical application.
基金financial support from the National Key R&D Program of China (2018YFF0214500)
文摘The Young’s modulus was measured at high temperatures by impulse excitation of vibration method,and the effects of heating rate,holding time and temperature cycle on the test results were analyzed.The results show that the heating rate has obvious effect on the high temperature Young’s modulus of the green body,but has no obvious effect on that of the sintered products;the holding time of the heating process has no regular effect on the Young’s modulus,and the effect varies with the different products at a certain temperature;the method can also be used to test the Young’s modulus during cooling process.