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Novel Methods for the Site Specific Preparation of Micromechanical Structures

Presented at the Metallography Conference 2014 in Leoben, Austria
  • S. Wurster , R. Treml , R. Fritz , M. W. Kapp , E. Langs , M. Alfreider , C. Ruhs , P.J. Imrich , G. Felber und D. Kiener
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 27. März 2015
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Abstract

The ongoing trend towards miniaturization in various fields of material science requires the capability to investigate the local mechanical properties of the concerned structures by miniaturized mechanical experiments. Besides nanoindentation, miniaturized experiments such as micro-compression, micro-tension, micro-bending, or micro-fracture tests were employed frequently in recent times. A major challenge for these experiments is the fabrication of specimens. Therefore, we present different approaches to prepare miniaturized testing objects in a site specific way, using strategies that employ chemical etching, broad beam ion milling, and focussed ion beam milling. Depending on the required sample size and precision, the typical strategies for sample fabrication will be outlined, and the benefits and drawbacks of the techniques are discussed. Finally, applications of specimens produced by the different procedures are presented.

Kurzfassung

Der anhaltende Trend hin zur Miniaturisierung in verschiedenen Bereichen der Materialforschung erfordert die Möglichkeit der Untersuchung lokaler mechanischer Eigenschaften betreffender Strukturen mittels miniaturisierter mechanischer Versuche. Neben der Nanoindentation werden in jüngster Zeit häufig miniaturisierte Experimente wie beispielsweise Mikrodruck-, Mikrozug-, Mikrobiege- oder Mikrobruchversuche durchgeführt. Die Herstellung der Proben stellt hier eine große Herausforderung dar. Wir stellen daher verschiedene Ansätze zur ortsspezifischen Präparation miniaturisierter Prüfobjekte vor, bei denen Strategien wie chemisches Ätzen, Ionenpolieren mit breitem Strahlenbündel (Broad Beam Ion Milling) und Ionenätzen mit fokussierten Ionenstrahlen (Focused Ion Beam Milling) zum Einsatz kommen. Entsprechend der erforderlichen Probengröße und Präzision werden die typischen Strategien zur Probenherstellung erläutert und die Vor- und Nachteile dieser Techniken behandelt. Im letzten Teil werden Anwendungsbereiche für die mit den verschiedenen Verfahren hergestellten Proben vorgestellt.


Übersetzung: E. Engert


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Published Online: 2015-03-27
Published in Print: 2015-03-16

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