Journal
COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
Volume 42, Issue 8, Pages 2093-2097Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2011.05.002
Keywords
Particle-reinforcement; Mechanical properties; Computational modelling; Nanoindentation
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The application of the indentation method to measure the elastic modulus of particles embedded in a composite is theoretically investigated in this paper by finite element simulation. The Oliver-Pharr method, which is widely used in commercial nanoindentation instruments, is used to probe the elastic modulus of the particle from the simulated indentation curve. The predicted elastic modulus is then compared with the inputted value. Two cases are studied, that of a stiff particle embedded in a soft matrix and a soft particle embedded in a stiff matrix. In both of these cases, there exists a particle-dominated depth. If the indentation depth lies within this particle-dominated depth, the Oliver-Pharr method is able to be applied to measure the particle's elastic modulus with sufficient accuracy if the real contact area is used. This could lead to an experimentally-convenient method of determining the primary properties of individual particle, providing they can be well dispersed in the polymeric matrix. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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