title: Detailed modelling of delamination buckling of thin films under global tension.
abstract: Tensile specimens of metal films on compliant substrates are widely used for determining interfacial properties. These properties are identified by the comparison of experimentally observed delamination buckling and a mathematical model which contains the interface properties as parameters. The current two-dimensional models for delamination buckling are not able to capture the complex stress and deformation states arising in the considered uniaxial tension test in a satisfying way. Therefore, three-dimensional models are developed in a multi-scale approach. It is shown that, for the considered uniaxial tension test, the buckling and associated delamination process are initiated and driven by interfacial shear in addition to compressive stresses in the film. The proposed model is able to reproduce all important experimentally observed phenomena, like cracking stress of the film, film strip curvature and formation of triangular buckles. Combined with experimental data, the developed computational model is found to be effective in determining interface strength properties.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics, Vienna University of Technology, Gusshausstrasse 27-29, 1040 Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Toth
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Rammerstorfer
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cordill
authors.forename: F D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Fischer
keywords: Buckling; Delamination; Finite elements; Mechanical testing; Thin film
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