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Estimation of Nanoporous Au Young's Modulus from Serial Block Face-SEM 3D-Characterisation
Michele Brun1, Elisa Sogne2, Andrea Falqui3
1Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica, Chimica e dei Materiali, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Piazza d'Armi, 09123 Cagliari, Italy.
Abstract:
Nanoporous Au has been subjected to serial block face-scanning electron microscopy (SBF-SEM) 3D-characterisation. Corresponding sections have been digitalized and used to evaluate the associated mechanical properties. Our investigation demonstrates that the sample is homogeneous and isotropic. The effective Young's modulus estimated by an analytical multiscale approach agrees remarkably well with the values stated in the literature.

