KLA iNano Nanoindentation Instrument

KLA Nanoindentation Instrument Product Introduction:

KLA iNano Nanoindentation InstrumentCan easily measure thin films, coatings, and small amounts of materials. This instrument is accurate, flexible, and user-friendly, providing various nanoscale mechanical tests such as indentation, hardness, scratch, and universal nanoscale testing. The dynamic range of force load and displacement measurement of this instrument is very large, so it can achieve repeatable testing from soft polymers to metal materials. The modular option is suitable for various applications: material property distribution, specific frequency testing, scratching and wear, and high temperature testing. The KLA iNano nanoindentation tester offers a complete set of testing extension options, including sample heating, continuous stiffness measurement, NanoBlitz3D/4D property mapping, and remote video options.

KLA Nanoindentation InstrumentAdvantage:

• Modular design, with broad testing functions and high-throughput automated testing capabilities, equipped with statistical data analysis packages, suitable for real-time experimental control of nanomechanical performance measurement, scanning probe microscopy imaging, high temperature measurement, and IV voltage and current characteristic testing. Simple and easy-to-use testing process development and parameter setting.

• Standard InForce50 electromagnetic driver.

• The integrated high-speed controller electronic device completes data acquisition up to 100kHz, capturing the instantaneous response of materials, such as sawtooth flow and fracture phenomena. The instrument uses a short time constant of 20 μ s in the industrial field to quickly capture the real response of the material in an instant.

• The stiffness framework integrated with noise isolation function ensures accurate measurement of various materials.

• Digital zoom high-resolution optical microscope for detailed sample positioning.

• Nanoindentation experts teach professional nanoindentation courses online, and mobile applications can provide real-time updates on testing methods.

Measurement principle:

The KLA iNano nanoindentation instrument uses a diamond indenter with a specific geometric shape to quasi-statically press the material surface under load. It records the changes in load and indentation depth during the loading unloading process in real time, generates a load displacement curve, and calculates parameters such as nanohardness and elastic modulus of the material through curve analysis combined with mechanical models.

Main applications:

Hardness and modulus measurement (Oliver Pharr)

Mechanical characterization is crucial in the processing and manufacturing of thin films, including coating quality in the automotive industry and process control in the front and back stages of semiconductor manufacturing.

KLA iNano nano indentation tester can measure the hardness and modulus of various materials from ultra soft gel to hard coating. The high-speed evaluation of these characteristics ensures quality control on the production line.

Distribution of properties of high-speed materials

For many materials, including composite materials, their mechanical properties may vary depending on the location. The sample platform of the KLA iNano nanoindentation instrument can move 100mm in the X-axis and Y-axis, and 25mm in the Z-axis direction, making the system suitable for different sample heights and capable of measuring over large sample areas. The optional NanoBlitz morphology and tomography software can quickly draw color distribution maps of any measured mechanical properties.

ISO14577 Hardness Testing

The KLA iNano nanoindentation instrument includes a pre written ISO14577 testing method that can measure the hardness of materials that comply with the ISO14577 standard. This testing method automatically measures and reports Young's modulus, instrument hardness, Vickers hardness, and standardized indentation.

Polymer TanDelta, storage and loss modulus

The KLA iNano nanoindentation instrument is capable of measuring tandelta and storage and loss moduli for ultra soft materials, including viscoelastic polymers. Storage and loss modulus, as well as tandelta, are important properties of viscoelastic polymers, where energy is stored as elastic energy and dissipated as heat. Both of these indicators are used to measure the energy consumption of a given material.

High temperature nanoindentation test

Nanoindentation at high temperatures is crucial for characterizing material properties under thermal stress, especially for quantifying failure mechanisms in thermomechanical processes. Changing the sample temperature during mechanical testing can not only measure the behavior changes caused by heat, but also quantify the transition plasticity of materials that are difficult to test at the nanoscale.

Industry applications:

Technical advantages:

• Scratch and Wear Testing Methods

• NanoBlitz3D Rapid Mechanical Performance Distribution

• NanoBlitz4D mechanical performance tomography

• Continuous Stiffness Measurement (CSM)

• ProbeDM Polymer Testing

• AccuFil thin film method

• Sample heating at 300 ° C

• International standardized nanoindentation testing

KLA iNano Nanoindentation Tester Upgrade Options:

Remote video viewing

The remote video option includes an installed webcam for easy viewing of samples before and during testing. The two observation angles are the sample setting view and the in-situ testing view, which can respectively observe the sample and the nanoindenter.

Biological soft material testing options

The biological material testing method utilizes the core technology of continuous stiffness testing CSM to characterize the modulus of biological soft materials with a modulus of about 1kPa. It includes a flat bottomed indenter and a testing method for measuring the storage loss modulus of soft materials,

DataBurst Test Options

The DataBurst mode triggers data acquisition at a speed of 100kHz, capturing the instantaneous response of the material, such as sawtooth flow and fracture phenomena; Allow measurement of mechanical properties of high strain rate materials under step loading; Assist clients in capturing the real-time response of materials in detail.

InView Open Software Writing Platform

InView adopts an open software development platform to assist customers in controlling loading, measurement, and computation during the testing process. Used for designing novel or complex experiments. Open software development platforms provide customers with greater flexibility: helping them easily collect raw test data and use the final analysis results; Customers can browse, edit calculation formulas, customize parameters, and achieve personalized experimental design; Users can freely design and change experimental parameters and processes, providing possibilities for exploring new experimental tests.

TrueTestI-V electrical testing

The TrueTestI-V option allows users to apply specific voltages to the sample and measure the current of the indenter to characterize local changes in electrical properties during nanomechanical measurements.

Active vibration isolation with modular rack

On the basis of the built-in passive isolation of the KLA iNano nanoindentation instrument, active isolation is added to provide good stability and detail for achieving high difficulty nanomechanical measurements such as ultra-thin films. The active isolation system reduces vibrations in all six degrees of freedom without the need for adjustment.

Pressure probe and calibration sample

The interchangeable indenters for InForce50, InForce1000, and Gemini drivers include Berkovich, solid angle, Vickers, as well as flat bottomed and spherical indenters.

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