Avaliação dos processos de fratura em filmes finos através da simulação de ensaios de indentação com penetradores esféricos

Abstract

Recent publications propose the use of indentation testing (nanoindentation) as a tool to evaluate thin film’s mechanical properties, and (nanoindentation) as a tool to evaluate thin film’s mechanical properties, and possible failures in systems that unite high hardness film tribological evaluate possible failures in systems that unite high hardness film (tribological coating) metallic substrates steel, solicitations. However, coating) and metallic substrates of steel, in tribological solicitations. However, the implementation technique for evaluation these implementation of the indentation technique for the evaluation of these systems its results still brings on doubts scientific environment. Due and its results still brings on doubts to the scientific environment. Due to the around tests, numerical able analyze doubts around the indentation tests, the use of a numerical tool able to analyze stress displacement field during cycle, identifying the stress and displacement field during the indentation cycle, identifying possible critical areas using fracture mechanics may help give safer interpretation critical areas using the fracture mechanics may help to give a safer interpretation this test. This work’s proposal is Finite Elements Method FEM) of this test. This work’s proposal is to use the Finite Elements Method (FEM) combined with Delamination Model Cracking Strain simulate combined with Delamination Model and Cracking Strain Model to simulate cycles CrAlN film, has big applicability due indentation cycles on a CrAlN film, a film that has a big applicability due to its crack nucleation growth, which occur properties, and analyze crack nucleation and growth, which may occur during cycles. Finally, patterns growth presented work these cycles. Finally, the patterns of nucleation and growth presented in this work were compared others models specialized literature. Also were compared with others models presented on the specialized literature. Also concluded both together was good study concluded that the use of both models together was a good tool to the study of cracks films. cracks during indentation testing in thin films.