Assessment of Nano-Indentation Method in Mechanical Characterization of Heterogeneous Nanocomposite Materials Using Experimental and Computational Approaches

This study investigates the capacity of the nano-indentation method in the mechanical characterization of a heterogeneous dental restorative nanocomposite using experimental and computational approaches. In this respect, Filtek Z350 XT was selected as a nano-particle reinforced polymer nanocomposite...

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Main Authors: Karimzadeh, Atefeh, Koloor, Seyed Saeid Rahimian, Ayatollahi, Majid Reza, Bushroa, Abdul Razak, Yahya, Mohd Yazid
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author Karimzadeh, Atefeh
Koloor, Seyed Saeid Rahimian
Ayatollahi, Majid Reza
Bushroa, Abdul Razak
Yahya, Mohd Yazid
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Koloor, Seyed Saeid Rahimian
Ayatollahi, Majid Reza
Bushroa, Abdul Razak
Yahya, Mohd Yazid
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description This study investigates the capacity of the nano-indentation method in the mechanical characterization of a heterogeneous dental restorative nanocomposite using experimental and computational approaches. In this respect, Filtek Z350 XT was selected as a nano-particle reinforced polymer nanocomposite with a specific range of the particle size (50 nm to 4 µm), within the range of indenter contact area of the nano-indentation experiment. A Sufficient number of nano-indentation tests were performed in various locations of the nanocomposite to extract the hardness and elastic modulus properties. A hybrid computational-experimental approach was developed to examine the extracted properties by linking the internal behaviour and the global response of the nanocomposite. In the computational part, several representative models of the nanocomposite were created in a finite element environment to simulate the mechanism of elastic-plastic deformation of the nanocomposite under Berkovich indenter. Dispersed values of hardness and elastic modulus were obtained through the experiment with 26.8 and 48.5 percent average errors, respectively, in comparison to the nanocomposite properties, respectively. A disordered shape was predicted for plastic deformation of the equilateral indentation mark, representing the interaction of the particles and matrix, which caused the experiment results reflect the local behaviour of the nanocomposite instead of the real material properties. © 2019, The Author(s).
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spelling um.eprints-241982020-04-13T06:14:12Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/24198/ Assessment of Nano-Indentation Method in Mechanical Characterization of Heterogeneous Nanocomposite Materials Using Experimental and Computational Approaches Karimzadeh, Atefeh Koloor, Seyed Saeid Rahimian Ayatollahi, Majid Reza Bushroa, Abdul Razak Yahya, Mohd Yazid TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery This study investigates the capacity of the nano-indentation method in the mechanical characterization of a heterogeneous dental restorative nanocomposite using experimental and computational approaches. In this respect, Filtek Z350 XT was selected as a nano-particle reinforced polymer nanocomposite with a specific range of the particle size (50 nm to 4 µm), within the range of indenter contact area of the nano-indentation experiment. A Sufficient number of nano-indentation tests were performed in various locations of the nanocomposite to extract the hardness and elastic modulus properties. A hybrid computational-experimental approach was developed to examine the extracted properties by linking the internal behaviour and the global response of the nanocomposite. In the computational part, several representative models of the nanocomposite were created in a finite element environment to simulate the mechanism of elastic-plastic deformation of the nanocomposite under Berkovich indenter. Dispersed values of hardness and elastic modulus were obtained through the experiment with 26.8 and 48.5 percent average errors, respectively, in comparison to the nanocomposite properties, respectively. A disordered shape was predicted for plastic deformation of the equilateral indentation mark, representing the interaction of the particles and matrix, which caused the experiment results reflect the local behaviour of the nanocomposite instead of the real material properties. © 2019, The Author(s). Nature Research 2019 Article PeerReviewed Karimzadeh, Atefeh and Koloor, Seyed Saeid Rahimian and Ayatollahi, Majid Reza and Bushroa, Abdul Razak and Yahya, Mohd Yazid (2019) Assessment of Nano-Indentation Method in Mechanical Characterization of Heterogeneous Nanocomposite Materials Using Experimental and Computational Approaches. Scientific Reports, 9 (1). p. 15763. ISSN 2045-2322, DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-51904-4 <https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-51904-4>. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-51904-4 doi:10.1038/s41598-019-51904-4
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Karimzadeh, Atefeh
Koloor, Seyed Saeid Rahimian
Ayatollahi, Majid Reza
Bushroa, Abdul Razak
Yahya, Mohd Yazid
Assessment of Nano-Indentation Method in Mechanical Characterization of Heterogeneous Nanocomposite Materials Using Experimental and Computational Approaches
title Assessment of Nano-Indentation Method in Mechanical Characterization of Heterogeneous Nanocomposite Materials Using Experimental and Computational Approaches
title_full Assessment of Nano-Indentation Method in Mechanical Characterization of Heterogeneous Nanocomposite Materials Using Experimental and Computational Approaches
title_fullStr Assessment of Nano-Indentation Method in Mechanical Characterization of Heterogeneous Nanocomposite Materials Using Experimental and Computational Approaches
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of Nano-Indentation Method in Mechanical Characterization of Heterogeneous Nanocomposite Materials Using Experimental and Computational Approaches
title_short Assessment of Nano-Indentation Method in Mechanical Characterization of Heterogeneous Nanocomposite Materials Using Experimental and Computational Approaches
title_sort assessment of nano indentation method in mechanical characterization of heterogeneous nanocomposite materials using experimental and computational approaches
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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