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Mechanical Properties of Al Thin Films as Measured by Bulge Testing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Yinmin Wang ,
Richard L. Edwards  and
Kevin J. Hemker
Yinmin Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD 21218
Richard L. Edwards
Affiliation:
Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD 21218
Kevin J. Hemker
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD 21218 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD 21218
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Abstract

Free-standing rectangular Al thin films have been fabricated using sputter deposition and standard micromachining techniques. Mechanical properties and residual stresses of both asdeposited and annealed Al films were measured by bulge testing. The films were loaded into the plastic deformation regime, and then unloaded and reloaded several times. The pressure and deflection of the thin films were recorded and used to generate stress-strain curves. The planestrain elastic modulus, flow stress and plastic behavior of the Al thin films were used to characterize the mechanical response of these films. The Al films were measured to have a plane-strain modulus that is slightly lower than the literature values for a {111} textured film. The Von-Mises equivalent yield stress was measured to be higher in the annealed films but much more significant strain hardening was observed in the as-deposited films. A plastic hysteresis was observed on unloading and reloading stress-strain curves of the as-deposited Al films but not the annealed films.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 594: Symposium V – Thin Films - Stresses & Mechanical Properties VIII , 1999 , 135
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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