NanoSuite Explorer D
Agilent Nano Indenter G200 User’s Guide D-48
Figure D-58New description for Poisson’s Ratio
Sometimes you may wish to find where a particular input or formula is
used in the method. For example, how is the Poisson’s Ratio input used
in this method? There is an efficient way to do this:
1 Save the method.
2 Highlight the input Poissons Ratio in the Settings pane.
3 Right-click the selection.
4 Select Delete from the resulting pop-up menu.
This produces an error in the Method Error Log.
5 Double-click on the error message, which takes you directly to the
point where the method requires this input.
6 To see exactly how the input is used in this case, click the Formula
tab.
7 Close the current method by opening any other method.
8 When asked if you want to save changes to the current method, click
No.
Exercise 2
Create a channel that calculates strain rate, defined as displacement rate
divided by displacement. For some materials, the imposed strain rate
may affect the measured hardness, so it would be nice to keep track of
this parameter. Also, open another previously tested sample and import
it into the modified method.
1 Launch NanoSuite, logging in as a user with Creator priveleges.
2 Choose File > Open Sample....