• Modulus and hardness measurements of metals, glasses, and polymers at depth from 100nm – 3µm.
• Surface profiles, critical load, film de-lamination, and estimate of plastic deformation.
• Continuous stiffness (CSM) mode for high precision measurements.

  TA Instruments Q800

• Glass transition temperatures
•  Visco-elastic properties of solids
• Creep/stress relaxation
• Cyclic loading (fatigue)
• Variation of elastic modulus, loss modulus, and tanδ

• 3-point bending fixture
• film tension fixture
• single/dual cantilever fixture
• Sample chamber temperature control:  -150°C to 600°C
  • Heating rate: 0.1-20°C/min
  • Cooling rate: 0.1-10°C/min
• Multi-frequency (0.01-200Hz)