A macroscopic-scale depth-sensing indentation apparatus with the ability to be mounted on an inverted microscope for in situ observation of contact events was calibrated using the Oliver and Pharr [J. Mater. Res. 7, 1564 (1992)] procedure with a two-parameter area function. The calibrated Vickers tip was used to determine the projected contact area at peak load and the modulus and hardness of a variety of non-metallic materials through deconvolution of the measured load-displacement traces. The predicted contact area was found to be identical to the measured area of residual contact impressions. Furthermore, for transparent ceramic materials the projected contact area during loading was found to be the same as the area measured from the diagonal of post-indentation residual contact impressions. The modulus and hardness values deconvoluted from the load–displacement traces were compared with independent measurements. The effects of sample clamping, column compliance, and tip radius on the load–displacement data and inferred materials properties were also examined. It is suggested that the simplicity of instrumentation and operation, combined with the ability to observe indentations optically, even in situ, makes macroscopic-scale depth-sensing indentation ideal for fundamental studies of contact mechanics.
使用 Oliver 和 Pharr [J. Mater. Res. 7, 1564 (1992)]的双参数面积函数程序校准了可安装在倒置显微镜上现场观察接触事件的宏观尺度深度感应压痕仪。校准后的维氏针尖用于确定峰值载荷时的预计接触面积,以及通过对测量的载荷-位移轨迹进行解卷积来确定各种非金属材料的模量和硬度。结果发现,预测的接触面积与测量的残留接触印痕面积相同。此外,对于透明陶瓷材料,加载期间的预测接触面积与压痕后残留接触印痕对角线上测量的面积相同。从加载-位移轨迹中分解出的模量和硬度值与独立测量值进行了比较。此外,还研究了样品夹持、柱顺应性和顶端半径对载荷-位移数据和推断材料属性的影响。研究表明,仪器和操作的简易性,加上光学观测压痕的能力,甚至是原位观测的能力,使宏观尺度的深度感应压痕成为接触力学基础研究的理想选择。