Supporting Information for:
The Effect of Size, Orientation and Alloying on the Deformation of AZ31
Nanopillars
Zachary H. Aitkena,*, Haidong Fanb,c, and Jaafar A. El-Awadyb Julia R. Greerd
a
Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA 91125, United States
*Email: zaitken@caltech.edu
Phone: 626-395-4416
b
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
c
Department of Mechanics, Sichuan University
Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
d
Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA 91125, United States
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Stress-Strain Data
Figure S1. Uniaxial stress and strain compression data for a 4 µm AZ31 pillar approximately
oriented for c-axis compression. The pillar was orientated such that the compression axis was
~5° away from the c-axis, thus causing a non-negligible shear force on the basal planes.
Catastrophic failure results in an early termination of the test.
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