Read, D.
, Cheng, Y.
, Keller, R.
and McColskey, J.
(2001),
Tensile Properties of Free-Standing Aluminum Thin Films, Scripta Materialia (Accessed May 2, 2026)
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Tensile Properties of Free-Standing Aluminum Thin Films
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, , R R. Keller,
Abstract
Tensile properties of electron-beam-deposited free-standing aluminum thin films were measured. High ςy and UTS were observed, mainly due to fine grain sizes, consistent with values reported in the literature. The observed Young's modulus, as measured by unloading-reloading experiments, was lower than half of the reported value for pure aluminum in the bulk form. Although other investigators have also observed the same low values, explanations of the decrease in modulus for the thin films are still lacking. The high ductility in terms of large % elongation observed in this investigation is attributed mainly to the high strain-rate sensitivity of the thin films. Calculations based on TEM observations suggest that the observed large plastic strains in the tensile tests are accumulated largely by slip.Citation
Scripta Materialia
Volume
45
Issue
No. 5
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
aluminum, digital-image correlation, electron-beam deposition, mechanical properties, tensile properties, thin film
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Created September 1, 2001, Updated February 17, 2017