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Initial stages of yield in nanoindentation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

J. D. Kiely ,
K. F. Jarausch ,
J. E. Houston  and
P. E. Russell
J. D. Kiely*
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185–1413
K. F. Jarausch
Affiliation:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695–7531
J. E. Houston
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185–1413
P. E. Russell
Affiliation:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695–7531
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mial: jdkiely@sandia.gov
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Abstract

We have used the interfacial force microscope to perform nanoindentations on Au single-crystal surfaces. We have observed two distinct regimes of plastic deformation, which are distinguished by the magnitude of discontinuities in load relaxation. At lower stresses, relaxation occurs in small deviations from elastic behavior, while at the higher stresses they take the form of large load drops, often resulting in complete relaxation of the applied load. These major events create a relatively wide plastic zone that subsequently deepens more rapidly than it widens. We discuss these findings in terms of contrasting models of dislocation processes in the two regimes.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 14 , Issue 6 , June 1999 , pp. 2219 - 2227
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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