This part of IEC 62047 specifies micro-pillar compression test method to measure compressive properties of MEMS materials with high accuracy, repeatability, and moderate effort of specimen fabrication. The uniaxial compressive stress-strain relationship of a specimen is measured, and the compressive modulus of elasticity and yield strength can be obtained.

The test piece is a cylindrical pillar fabricated on a rigid (or highly stiff) substrate by micro-machining technologies, and its aspect ratio (ratio of pillar diameter to pillar height) should be more than 3. This standard is applicable to metallic, ceramic, and polymeric materials.