Nanoindentation is a common technique for measuring mechanical properties at small scales, including on films and coatings. In this webinar, the technique for measuring tooling coatings is detailed thoroughly from beginning to end for introductory users, with PVD and CVD coatings as examples.
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Vickers microhardness testing of tool coatings has limitations for thin films. Nanoindentation is a technique that can overcome these limitations.
Dr. Jungkyu Lee presents an introductory webinar on nanoindentation of hard coatings. He provides a primer on nanoindentation, explaining how the technique works and how hardness and modulus are calculated from the load-displacement curves.
Dr. Lee shows examples of using nanoindentation to characterize six commercially available tool coatings, both at room temperature and at high temperatures. He discusses the challenges of measuring rough coatings and outlines some general guidelines for nanoindentation of these types of samples.
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Jungkyu Lee, Ph.D.
Applications Specialist, Bruker