Presented here is a procedure for measuring fundamental material properties through micromechanical tension testing. Described are the methods for micro-tensile specimen fabrication (allowing rapid micro-specimen fabrication from bulk material volumes by combining photolithography, chemical etching, and focused ion beam milling), indenter tip modification, and micromechanical tension testing (including an example).
Gonzalez-Nino, D., Sonntag, S., Afshar-Mohajer, M., Goss, J., Zou, M., Prinz, G. S. Micromechanical Tension Testing of Additively Manufactured 17-4 PH Stainless Steel Specimens. J. Vis. Exp. (170), e62433, doi:10.3791/62433 (2021).