ASA Nanoindenter – Micromechanical Testing System

Pushing the frontiers of nanomechanical testing

High-precision nanoindenter that can be customised with a range of accessories, consumables and controllers

Key Features
- Advanced nanomechanical testing
- Cutting-edge piezoelectric transducer technology
- Wide load range - From µN to 4N
- In situ compatibility - SEMs, light microscopes, XRDs, microCTs and synchrotrons
- Stand alone operation - Can also be used ex situ
- Unique modular design - Easily customised with a range of accessories

Designed and built by the nanoindentation originators, the Alemnis’ ASA Nanoindenter features a unique modular design that can be easily customised to your specific requirements using a vast array of accessories, making it extremely versatile as well as being extremely cost effective. It can be used in a variety of instruments, many of which allow micro and nanoscale imaging in real-time. As such, the ASA Nanoindenter is used in many of the world’s most prestigious research institutions.

Versatility

The Alemnis ASA Nanoindenter affords you the freedom to operate in any number of configurations including:

In situ – SEM, light microscope or XRD
Ex-situ – as a standalone instrument
In synchrotron
MicroCT (Computed Tomography)

Environmental Options

The ASA enables the testing of materials in a vast array of environments with options including:

High temperature – up to 1000°C
Low temperature – down to -150°C,
Relative Humidity control
Liquid cell
Bio-indenter

Application Areas

The versatility and valuable data produced by the Alemnis ASA Nanoindenter provide insights for numerous industries such as:

Materials science
Nuclear
Additive manufacturing
Bio-science

MEMS
Electrical testing
Coatings

Test Methods

It generates data for this wide variety of industries via numerous test methods such as:

Micropillar compression
Indentation
Beam bending
Tensile testing
Mapping
Fracture toughness

Fatigue testing
Impact testing
Creep testing
Stress relaxation
Tribology
Scratch testing

Demonstration of the Alemnis ASA Nanoindenter

Run time – 2:26min

Short video demonstrating the entire process after installation including:
- Installation of the indenter and sample
- Pumping down the chamber to allow imaging
- Approaching the sample surface – in this case FIB produced micropillar being tested with a diamond flat punch
Other examples shown are a quasi-static pillar compression test and a fatigue test (cyclic oscillation).

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