Abstract
SU-8 is a photoplastic polymer with a wide range possible applications in microtechnology. Cantilevers designed for atomic force microscopes were fabricated in SU-8. The mechanical properties of these cantilevers were investigated using two microscale testing techniques: contact surface profilometer beam deflection and static load deflection at a point on the beam using a specially designed test machine. The SU-8 Young's modulus value from the microscale test methods is approximately 2-3 GPa.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 735-742 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 8 |
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| State | Published - Aug 2005 |
Keywords
- AFM cantilevers
- Microscale mechanical test
- SU-8
- Surface profliometer
- Young's modulus