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Technical issues surrounding the use of nanoindentation at elevated temperatures are discussed, including heat management, thermal equilibration, instrumental drift, and temperature-induced changes to the shape and properties of the indenter tip. After characterizing and managing these complexities, quantitative mechanical property measurements are performed on a specimen of standard fused silica at temperatures up to 405 °C. The extracted values of hardness and Young’s modulus are validated against independent experimental data from conventional mechanical tests, and accuracy comparable to that obtained in standard room-temperature nanoindentation is demonstrated. In situ contact-mode images of the surface at temperature are also presented.
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Schuh, C.A., Packard, C.E. & Lund, A.C. Nanoindentation and contact-mode imaging at high temperatures. Journal of Materials Research 21, 725–736 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2006.0080
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