Dataset used in the publication entitled "Deformation mechanisms of pure Zn studied by micropillar compression tests at room and elevated temperatures"

Documentation for the raw stress-strain Dataset used in the publication entitled "Deformation mechanisms of pure Zn studied by micropillar compression tests at room and elevated temperatures"

** These datasets comprise the data acquired in single crystal pure Zn with 3 different orientations and 2 different temperatures by means of micropillar compression. **** Micropillar compression tests were conducted: 1) ex-situ at room temperature using a TI950 TriboIndenter (Bruker, Inc., Minneapolis, MN) and 2) in-situ at both room temperature and 100°C using a Hysitron PI87 SEM PicoIndenter installed inside a Zeiss EVO MA15 SEM. **** The file names are the combinations of grain ID, load type, and temperature. For example, 'G1_In situ_100 degrees' means the raw compression results of Grain G1 when deformed using in-situ apparatus at 100 degrees. RT is the abbreviation of room temperature. Additionally, G1, G2, and G3 correspond to the same designations used in the related publication. ** ** More details about the experimental techniques can be found in the publication "Biaobiao Yang, Mingdi Yu, Nafiseh Mollaei, Yidi Li, Miguel A. Monclús, Jingya Wang, Javier LLorca, Deformation mechanisms of pure Zn studied by micropillar compression tests at room and elevated temperatures. Acta Materialia, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2025.121808." **

1. G1_Ex situ_RT.xlsx- Description: 4 parallel tests

- Variable description by columns in each test (same for the following .xlsx files):        1- Depth (nm) - type: numerical (float)        Description: the displacement of the punch during compression        2- Load (µN) - type: numerical (float)        Description: the applied force during compression         3- Time (s) - type: numerical (float)        Description: the recorded time        4- Strain (%) - type: numerical (float)        Description: the engineering strain, calculated as the ratio of punch depth to the micropillar height (10 µm)        5- Stress (MPa) - type: numerical (float)        Description: the engineering stress, calculated as the applied load divided by the micropillar cross-sectional area, which was measured individually using SEM 

2. G1_In situ_100 degrees.xlsx- Description: 2 parallel tests

3. G1_In situ_RT.xlsx- Description: 3 parallel tests

4. G2_Ex situ_RT.xlsx- Description: 3 parallel tests

5. G2_In situ_100 degrees.xlsx- Description: 2 parallel tests

6. G2_In situ_RT.xlsx- Description: 2 parallel tests

7. G3_Ex situ_RT.xlsx- Description: 3 parallel tests

8. G3_In situ_100 degrees.xlsx- Description: 3 parallel tests

9. G3_In situ_RT.xlsx- Description: 3 parallel tests