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Investigation of the mechanical properties of graphitic carbon nitride pellet and film by simulation and nanoindentation experiments

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In this article, a graphic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) pellet (bulk) and a film on a glass substrate were investigated. Further mechanical properties were extracted with the help of the obtained load–displacement curve. To evaluate the experimental result, commercially available finite-element method was applied using proper ABAQUS simulation procedures. The appropriate boundary conditions were taken into account to get the required load–displacement curve of that material. A conical indenter tip with an angle of 70.2° was used to closely match the tip geometry with the actual tip used in the nanoindentation process. Properties such as hardness, stiffness coefficient, elastic modulus and stress–strain of the material were determined by the load–displacement curve. The relationship between hardness and penetration depth was studied.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the Department of Material Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, for allowing us to use their nanoindentation facility. This study was supported by IITB-Monash Research Academy, India.

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  1. IITB-Monash Research Academy, Mumbai, 400076, India

    A Ibrahim & U B Memon

  2. Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, India

    A Ibrahim, U B Memon & S P Duttagupta

  3. Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, 3800, Australia

    A Ibrahim & U B Memon

  4. Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, 3800, Australia

    R K Singh Raman

  5. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, 3800, Australia

    R K Singh Raman

  6. Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, India

    A Sarkar

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Ibrahim, A., Memon, U.B., Duttagupta, S.P. et al. Investigation of the mechanical properties of graphitic carbon nitride pellet and film by simulation and nanoindentation experiments. Bull Mater Sci 45, 82 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-022-02663-y

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