Edge Delamination Tests

Fig. 3,34. Edge delamination test (EDT) (a) specimen configuration (b) typical stress-strain curve (c) outward curvature along specimen edges. After Whitney and Knight (1985).

Chiang MYM, Wu WE, He JM, Amis EJ (2003) Combinatorial approach to the edge-delamination test for thin film reliability - concept and simulation. Thin Solid Films 437 197-203... 

COMBINATORIAL EDGE DELAMINATION TEST FOR THIN FILM ADHESION -CONCEPT, PROCEDURE, RESULTS... 

Fig. 1 A schematic of the free edge effect and edge-delamination test.

Comhinalorial Edge Delamination Test for Thin Film Adhesion... 

Fig. 3 A schematic of the combinatorial approach to the edge delamination test the multivariant specimen with film thickness and temperature gradients, and final failure map (a) a square pattern array of individual edge delamination samples on the substrate (b) the cutting depth, d, and width, w(c).

Fig. 4 A schematic of the combinatorial approach to the modified edge delamination test the multivariant specimen with constant film thickness, overcoating layer thickness and temperature gradients.

Fig. 7 The initial test result of the combinatorial edge delamination test for PMMA adhesion to silicon substrate.

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