Article contents
Continuous Microindentation and Microscratch Measurements of Metal-Ceramic Adhesive strengths
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 February 2011
Abstract
To investigate the effect of heat-treatment on the adhesion of Pt thin films to NiO substrates, the strain energy release rate, interfacial fracture toughness and interfacial shear strength were determined from continuous microscratch and continuous microindentation experiments. Samples were prepared by sputtering Pt onto single crystals of NiO, followed by a heat-treatment at temperatures of 300, 500 and 800°C and an oxygen partial pressure of either 0.21 or 10-5 atm. Continuous microscratch tests were performed by driving a conical indenter with either a 1 or 5 μm tip radius simultaneously into and across the Pt film. From the magnitude of the critical load at the point of film delamination and the area of the delaminated piece of the thin film, the strain energy release rate (practical work of adhesion) and interfacial fracture toughness were calculated. The practical work of adhesion and interfacial fracture toughness increased from 0.2 J/m2 and 0.2 MPa√m, respectively, for as-sputtered samples to 4.6 J/m2 and 1 MPa√m for samples heat-treated at 500°C and 10-5 atm. Preliminary analysis of continuous microindentation results for Pt/NiO samples yielded interfacial shear strengths of 270 MPa for as-sputtered samples and 725 MPa for samples heat-treated at 500°C and 10-5 atm. While these values are in good agreement with those determined by other methods for metal-ceramic systems, there are sufficient differences in test method for a single system to require additional analysis of the proposed models.
- Type
- Research Article
- Information
- Copyright
- Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992
References
REFERENCES
- 1
- Cited by