The scaling of strength in the design of high-power MEMS structures
Noonan, Erin E, Peles, Yoav, Protz, Christopher S. and Spearing, Simon Mark (2008) The scaling of strength in the design of high-power MEMS structures. Scripta Materialia, 59, (9), 927-930. (doi:10.1016/j.scriptamat.2008.03.045).
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Description/Abstract
The prediction of the strength of complicated structures based on material test data is important for high-power density microelectromechanical systems. Probalistic analysis is used to predict the strength of pressure-tested microfabricated silicon structures from simpler test specimens. The predictions are found to be non-conservative. This is probably due to interactions between the etching process and the structural geometry, which changes the flaw distribution between the two statistical populations. In both cases secondary smoothing etches recover the strength.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 1359-6462 (print) |
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| Keywords: | microelectromechanical systems, silicon, fracture, weakest link statistics, fractography |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery T Technology > TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Engineering Sciences > Engineering Materials & Surface Engineering |
| Item ID: | 64555 |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Dec 2008 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Jun 2013 01:28 |
| Contributors: | Noonan, Erin E (Author) Peles, Yoav (Author) Protz, Christopher S. (Author) Spearing, Simon Mark (Author) |
| Date: | November 2008 |
| Status: | Published |
| Contact Email Address: | spearing@soton.ac.uk |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/64555 |
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