{"id":26617,"date":"2026-09-02T21:48:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T21:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/?p=26617"},"modified":"2026-09-02T22:26:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T22:26:35","slug":"humidity-controlled-nanoindentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/tr\/humidity-controlled-nanoindentation\/","title":{"rendered":"Humidity-Controlled Nanoindentation of Polymer Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26617\" class=\"elementor elementor-26617\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f94c24a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f94c24a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68b2fca\" data-id=\"68b2fca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca77e03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca77e03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Application Note | Environmental Nanoindentation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5739088 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5739088\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Humidity-Controlled Nanoindentation of Polymer Films<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9609d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9609d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Measuring Hardness and Creep Under Controlled Relative Humidity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9247410 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9247410\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd1e469 elementor-align-justify button-quote elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fd1e469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/contact-lab-form\/\" id=\"button-quote-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request Humidity-Controlled Nanoindentation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20724a8 elementor-align-justify open-chat elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"20724a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\" id=\"ask-expert-outline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Speak with an Application Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e0f6ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e0f6ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/umidity-controlled-nanoindentation-transparent-polymer-application.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26603\" alt=\"Transparent polymer application exposed to humidity and condensation, illustrating moisture-sensitive material performance\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d51fec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d51fec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0630d85 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0630d85\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2513cda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2513cda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research &amp; Experimental Testing<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e90cf96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e90cf96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Duanjie Li, PhD &amp; Andrea Novitsky<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9de2505 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9de2505\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e95cbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e95cbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visual Design &amp; Editorial<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c6c848 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c6c848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Andrew Shore<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5911d1 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5911d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce324cc\" data-id=\"ce324cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d764c49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d764c49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99f95f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99f95f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"974\">Polymers are viscoelastic materials, meaning their mechanical response can change with time and environmental conditions. Under sustained loading, they can gradually deform through creep, with the rate of deformation influenced by factors such as material properties, exposure time, temperature, and humidity.<\/p><p data-start=\"976\" data-end=\"1230\">As environmental humidity changes, the mechanical behavior of polymer materials can change as well. Measuring <a href=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/instrumented-indentation-hardness-elastic-modulus\/\">hardness and creep<\/a> under controlled relative humidity provides a quantitative way to evaluate how moisture exposure affects polymer performance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a4bbe0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a4bbe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Humidity-Controlled Nanoindentation Matters<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aae756f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aae756f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"462\" data-end=\"699\">The mechanical properties of polymers can change as environmental humidity increases. As moisture is absorbed, polymers may exhibit mechano-sorptive effects, including accelerated creep and changes in deformation behavior under load.<\/p><p data-start=\"701\" data-end=\"974\">Reliable characterization therefore requires more than measuring the material at a single ambient condition. <a href=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/humidity-module-mechanical-tester\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Humidity-controlled nanoindentation<\/a> enables hardness and creep to be measured while both the sample and indenter are maintained in a uniform controlled environment.<\/p><p data-start=\"976\" data-end=\"1333\">The NANOVEA Mechanical Tester uses an isolated humidity enclosure around the indentation tip and sample surface to maintain consistent relative humidity during testing. This helps minimize measurement drift caused by humidity gradients and provides a quantitative way to evaluate moisture-dependent mechanical behavior.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a309d9 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a309d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0717cb1\" data-id=\"0717cb1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afb3b71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afb3b71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Measurement Objective<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd46d2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd46d2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"490\">The objective of this study was to evaluate how controlled relative humidity influences the hardness and creep behavior of a polymer film using <a href=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/instrumented-indentation-hardness-elastic-modulus\/\">nanoindentation<\/a>.<\/p><p data-start=\"492\" data-end=\"696\">The polymer film was tested in an isolated environment with uniform humidity surrounding both the sample and indenter, allowing its mechanical response to be measured under controlled moisture conditions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-71ef6dd elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71ef6dd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-84a5fb4\" data-id=\"84a5fb4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b4c47a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b4c47a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center; 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Both the sample and indenter were maintained inside an isolated enclosure with uniform humidity controlled throughout the test.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01eb52a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"01eb52a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/polymer-film-humidity-controlled-nanoindentation.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26602\" alt=\"Polymer film sample used for humidity-controlled nanoindentation testing\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb78c59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb78c59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Polymer film sample used for humidity-controlled nanoindentation testing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e14c58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e14c58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"477\" data-end=\"703\">A Berkovich diamond indenter was used with a maximum load of 10 mN. The load was applied and removed at 20 mN\/min, and <a href=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/instrumented-indentation-creep-relaxation\/\">creep was measured<\/a> from the change in indentation depth during a 10 s hold at maximum load.<\/p><p data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"860\">Hardness was calculated using ASTM E2546 and the Oliver &amp; Pharr method. The test conditions are summarized below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38b0623 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38b0623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; overflow-x: auto;\"><table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: inherit;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 50%; background: #2298c7; color: #ffffff; font-weight: 600; padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #dddddd;\">Humidity (%)<\/td><td style=\"width: 50%; background: #ffffff; color: #111111; padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #dddddd; text-align: center;\">25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background: #2298c7; color: #ffffff; font-weight: 600; padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #dddddd;\">Maximum load<\/td><td style=\"background: #ffffff; color: #111111; padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #dddddd; text-align: center;\">10 mN<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background: #2298c7; color: #ffffff; font-weight: 600; padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #dddddd;\">Loading rate<\/td><td style=\"background: #ffffff; color: #111111; padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #dddddd; text-align: center;\">20 mN\/min<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background: #2298c7; color: #ffffff; font-weight: 600; padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #dddddd;\">Unloading rate<\/td><td style=\"background: #ffffff; color: #111111; padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #dddddd; text-align: center;\">20 mN\/min<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background: #2298c7; color: #ffffff; font-weight: 600; padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #dddddd;\">Creep time<\/td><td style=\"background: #ffffff; color: #111111; padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #dddddd; text-align: center;\">10 s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background: #2298c7; color: #ffffff; font-weight: 600; padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #dddddd;\">Computation method<\/td><td style=\"background: #ffffff; color: #111111; padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #dddddd; text-align: center;\">ASTM E2546 &amp; Oliver &amp; Pharr<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background: #2298c7; color: #ffffff; font-weight: 600; padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #dddddd;\">Indenter type<\/td><td style=\"background: #ffffff; color: #111111; padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #dddddd; text-align: center;\">Berkovich diamond<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f60fe4c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f60fe4c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb639a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb639a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Results and Discussion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55f91f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55f91f5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96c1a72\" data-id=\"96c1a72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8401aeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8401aeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"548\">The load-displacement curves show a progressive increase in penetration depth as relative humidity rises, indicating that the polymer film becomes more susceptible to deformation under the same applied load.<\/p><p data-start=\"550\" data-end=\"964\">Between 25% and 55% relative humidity, hardness decreased gradually from approximately 0.60 to 0.54 GPa, while creep depth increased from 36 to 48 nm. At higher humidity, the changes became substantially more pronounced. Hardness decreased to 0.46 GPa at 65% RH and 0.31 GPa at 75% RH, while creep depth increased to 80 nm and 105 nm, respectively.<\/p><p data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"1315\">The original study attributes this stronger response at elevated humidity to moisture absorption and swelling of the polymer film. It identifies the transition between 55% and 65% RH as the range where swelling becomes significant, corresponding with the sharp increase in creep observed during indentation.<\/p><p data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1669\">These results demonstrate why humidity can be an important test variable when evaluating polymers intended for moisture-rich environments. Measuring both hardness and creep across controlled humidity levels provides a more complete view of how the material responds mechanically as environmental conditions change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad2dfe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad2dfe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"804\" src=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/humidity-controlled-nanoindentation-load-displacement-polymer-film.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26600\" alt=\"Load-displacement curves from humidity-controlled nanoindentation of a polymer film at 25% to 75% relative humidity\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2578d38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2578d38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nanoindentation load-displacement curves at relative humidity levels from 25% to 75%.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00bf698 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00bf698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"884\" src=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/polymer-hardness-creep-relative-humidity-nanoindentation.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26601\" alt=\"Graph showing polymer hardness decreasing and creep depth increasing from 25% to 75% relative humidity during nanoindentation\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdb8198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdb8198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Polymer hardness decreases while creep depth increases as relative humidity rises from 25% to 75%.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-683f81e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"683f81e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab2086a\" data-id=\"ab2086a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab22f8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab22f8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e6b21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21e6b21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"430\" data-end=\"672\">Humidity-controlled nanoindentation revealed a clear change in the mechanical response of the polymer film as relative humidity increased. Across the tested range from 25% to 75% RH, hardness progressively decreased while creep increased.<\/p><p data-start=\"674\" data-end=\"984\">At 65% RH and above, the polymer exhibited substantially greater creep deformation during the hold at maximum load, corresponding with the sharper reduction in hardness observed at higher humidity.<\/p><p data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"1417\">By maintaining both the sample and indenter within an isolated environment of uniform relative humidity, the NANOVEA Mechanical Tester enables hardness and creep to be measured while minimizing the influence of humidity-gradient drift. This provides a quantitative method for evaluating the moisture-dependent mechanical behavior of polymer materials under controlled environmental conditions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2dee8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2dee8e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24df361\" data-id=\"24df361\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9518862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9518862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions About Humidity-Controlled Nanoindentation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-596af01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"596af01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why does humidity affect polymer hardness and creep?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea050e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea050e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"494\">Polymers can absorb moisture from the surrounding environment, which can alter their mechanical response. Depending on the material, increased moisture can reduce resistance to deformation and increase time-dependent creep. In this study, increasing relative humidity corresponded with decreasing hardness and increasing creep depth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbcfaa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbcfaa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can nanoindentation be performed under controlled humidity?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42500ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42500ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"658\" data-end=\"746\">Yes. Nanoindentation can be performed inside a controlled environmental enclosure so that both the sample and indenter are exposed to a defined relative humidity during testing. This makes it possible to compare mechanical properties under different moisture conditions rather than relying solely on uncontrolled ambient laboratory conditions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf1f839 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf1f839\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why test polymers at controlled relative humidity instead of ambient conditions?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e60fcb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e60fcb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"494\">Ambient humidity can vary and may not represent the conditions a polymer experiences during storage, processing, or use. Controlling relative humidity allows the environmental condition to become a defined test variable, making it possible to determine whether changes in hardness, creep, or deformation behavior are associated with moisture exposure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ae518f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ae518f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What mechanical properties can be measured under controlled humidity?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d77659 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d77659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"1348\" data-end=\"1612\">Depending on the test method, nanoindentation can evaluate properties including hardness, elastic modulus, and time-dependent creep behavior under controlled environmental conditions. In this study, hardness and creep were measured as relative humidity changed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d372dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d372dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What materials can benefit from humidity-controlled nanoindentation?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1dd455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1dd455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"494\">Humidity-controlled testing can be particularly useful for polymers, thin films, coatings, and other materials whose mechanical behavior may be influenced by moisture absorption. The appropriate humidity range and indentation conditions depend on the material and application.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cbc604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cbc604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How can humidity-controlled nanoindentation support material development?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82a2d66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82a2d66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"494\">Testing across multiple relative humidity levels can reveal whether a material maintains its mechanical properties as environmental moisture changes. This can support material comparison, formulation development, coating evaluation, failure investigation, and the assessment of materials intended for humidity-sensitive applications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26acd36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26acd36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can NANOVEA perform humidity-controlled nanoindentation as a laboratory service?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53923be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53923be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"><div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a84dde8-f41c-83ea-94d2-f10002028a3f-19\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"><section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a84dde8-f41c-83ea-94d2-f10002028a3f-19\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a84dde8-f41c-83ea-94d2-f10002028a3f-19\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-48\" data-turn=\"assistant\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"407e6e87-17bc-4179-ae8c-7d1aa4b9d36c\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-6-thinking\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"><p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"2709\" data-end=\"3016\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Yes. NANOVEA can perform nanoindentation testing under controlled environmental conditions to evaluate properties such as hardness and creep as humidity changes. Test parameters can be selected according to the material, expected service conditions, and the specific engineering question being investigated.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1\" data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\"><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><div class=\"pointer-events-none -mt-px h-px translate-y-(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom)\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0920271 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0920271\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3fbe8f\" data-id=\"a3fbe8f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa0a760 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa0a760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Need Humidity-Controlled Nanoindentation for Your Material?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a42ab55 elementor-align-justify open-chat elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a42ab55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DISCUSS YOUR APPLICATION WITH AN ENGINEER<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9fdc9c elementor-align-justify button-quote elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e9fdc9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/contact-sales-form\/\" id=\"button-quote-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GET A QUOTE FOR HUMIDITY-CONTROLLED NANOINDENTATION<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Application Note | Environmental Nanoindentation Humidity-Controlled Nanoindentation of Polymer Films Measuring Hardness and Creep Under Controlled Relative Humidity Request Humidity-Controlled Nanoindentation Speak with an Application Engineer Research &amp; 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