Mechanical Properties of Boehmite Evaluated by Atomic Force Microscopy Experiments and Molecular Dynamic Finite Element Simulations

Figure 4

Average ADFS curves corresponding to HP14 (filled circles), epoxy matrix (blank circles), and glass (grey circles) with Hertz fit corresponding to 70 GPa (black line). Inset topography of a HP14 nanoparticle (elevated structure left to the center) embedded in an epoxy matrix. At each pixel, an ADFS curve was recorded.