Table 1 Morphological, mechanical, and optical characterization

From: Laser-accelerated particle beams for stress testing of materials

 

Increase in surface roughness

Energy gap (eV)

Change in absorption within the range 400–700 nm (%)

Young’s modulus (GPa)

Variation in Young modulus

Stiffness (N/m)

Maximum sample temperature (°C)

Carbon

2%

0.6

0.17

53

87%

42.00

1340

Molybdenum

12.2%

1.5

27.2

13.5

88%

2.01

1820

Tantalum

11.3%

1.2

19.4

53.3

71%

68.00

2330

Titanium

9.5%

1.1

2.4

1

75%

1.00

1200

Tungsten

1.5%

0.7

0.16

163

50%

48.13

2380

  1. Summary of the morphological, mechanical, and optical characterization of the considered materials. The optical absorption has been measured in the spectrum of the visible range