Patent ID: 6755075
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: G01N,G01Q,Y10S

Abstract:
An ultra micro indentation testing apparatus comprising:a lever holder including a center lever, a probe, and an indenter; a moving mechanism for moving said lever holder in a triaxial direction; an indentation mechanism for pushing said indenter into a sample; a displacement gage for measuring a displacement of one of said probe and said indenter; and an optical picture device for assisting in positioning one of said probe and said indenter, and for observing a surface of the sample; wherein said lever holder, said moving mechanism, said indentation mechanism, said displacement gage, and said optical picture device are arranged and operable to perform: a hardness measuring function based on a measurement of a force and a depth of said indenter pushed in the surface of the sample; an atomic force microscopic function of acquiring a shape of the surface of the sample based on a displacement of said one of said probe and said indenter; and an optical microscopic function of observing the surface of the sample using said optical picture device.