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The Cracking and Decohesion of Thin Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

A. G. Evans ,
M. D. Drory  and
M. S. Hu
A. G. Evans
Affiliation:
Materials Department, College of Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106
M. D. Drory
Affiliation:
Materials Department, College of Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106
M. S. Hu
Affiliation:
Materials Department, College of Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106
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Abstract

The cracking and decohesion of thin films can be characterized by critical values of a non-dimensional parameter governed by the residual stress, the film thickness and a fracture resistance. This article describes the status of understanding concerning the magnitude of this number for various types of adherent film on either brittle or ductile substrates. Important effects of elastic properties, substrate thickness and yield strength are described.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 108 , 1987 , 213
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1988

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