On the measurement of material creep parameters by nanoindentation
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Previous studies of how material creep parameters can be measured by nanoindentation testing have focused mostly on measurement of the stress exponent for creep, n, and the activation energy, Q c. However, a more complete characterization requires that the material constant A in the uniaxial creep equation u=A n (where u is the uniaxial strain rate and is the uniaxial stress) also be evaluated. Here, we begin to address this issue by performing simple nanoindentation creep experiments in amorphous selenium at temperatures above and below the glass transition. At 35C and above, the material exhibits a simple linear viscous creep behavior that is load history independent. This allows the parameter A to be determined from the indentation load-displacement-time data by means of an analytical solution. To examine the validity of the approach, values of the parameter A measured in nanoindentation tests are compared to independent measurements obtained in uniaxial tension creep experiments. 2005 Materials Research Society.
