iMicro





iMicro
The iMicro nanoindenter makes measuring hard coatings, thin films, and small volumes of material easy. The accurate, flexible, user-friendly instrument can perform a wide range of nanoscale mechanical tests including indentation, hardness, scratch and universal nanoscale testing. Interchangeable actuators provide a large dynamic range of force and displacement, allowing researchers to test materials from soft polymers to hard metals and ceramics with accuracy and repeatability. Modular options can accommodate a variety of applications: material property maps, frequency-specific testing, scratch and wear testing, and high-temperature testing. The iMicro has a complete suite of options to expand testing, including sample heating, continuous stiffness measurement, NanoBlitz3D/4D property mapping and the Gemini 2D force transducer, which enables tribology and other two-axis measurements.

Product Description
The iMicro features the InForce 1000 actuator for performing nanoindentation and universal nanomechanical tests, and can optionally add the InForce 50 actuator to test softer materials. The InView software is a flexible, modern software package that makes nanoscale testing easy. The iMicro is a compact platform with the high-speed InQuest controller and vibration isolation gantry built in to the enclosure. An extensive range of materials and devices can be tested, including metals, ceramics, composites, thin films, coatings, polymers, biomaterials and gels.

Features
- InForce 1000 actuator for capacitance displacement measurement and electromagnetic force actuation with interchangeable tips
- Optional InForce 50 actuator provide maximum 50mN normal force for measuring soft materials, and optional Gemini 2D force transducer for two-axis dynamic measurement. Unique software-integrated tip-calibration system for fast, accurate tip calibration
- InQuest high-speed controller electronics with 100kHz data acquisition rate and 20µs time constant
- XY motion system with easy mounting magnetic sample holder
- High stiffness gantry with integrated vibration isolation
- Integrated microscope with digital zoom for precise indentation targeting
- ISO 14577 and standardized test methods
- InView software package with RunTest, ReviewData, InFocus reporting, InView University online training and InView mobile application

Applications
- Hardness and modulus measurements (Oliver-Pharr)
- High speed material property maps
- ISO 14577 hardness testing
- Polymer tan delta, storage and loss modulus
- Quantitative scratch and wear testing
- High Temperature Nanoindentation Testing

Industries
- Universities, research labs and institutes
- Semiconductor industry
- PVD/CVD hard coatings (DLC, TiN)
- MEMS: Micro-electro-mechanical systems/nanoscale universal testing
- Ceramics and glass
- Metals and alloys
- Pharmaceuticals
- Coatings and paints
- Composites
- Batteries and energy storage
- Automotive and aerospace