... Song‐bai Xue can be contacted at: xuesb@nuaa.edu.cn © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Soldering Solders Tensile strength Microstructure QFP Thermal testing The European Union directive on the restriction of hazardous substances came into effect on July 1, 2006 (Lin...

... and lifetime predictions are now presented. Jue Li can be contacted at: juliusjueli@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Crack growth Fracture Finite element analysis Product reliability Lifetime prediction Reliability Solders Thermal testing Shock tests SAC SnAgCu...

.... The main dimensions, stencil sizes and material compositions can be found in Table II . The test modules were soldered to PWBs, each capable of encompassing nine modules, producing one SAC387/PCSB/SAC assembly and one SAC‐In/PCSB/SAC assembly. Electrodeposition Coating processes Metals Thermal...

... at: jliu@chalmers.se © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Lead Solders Thermal testing Stress (materials) Finite element analysis Modelling Owing to environmental concerns, the requirement for lead‐free manufacturing is now a worldwide demand. From July 1, 2006, lead has been...

... Limited 2008 Solder Soldering Diffusion Thermal testing Vibration Ageing (materials) Lead‐containing solders have been widely used in the electronic industry for many years. As a consequence of environmental responsibility and technological request, alternative lead‐free solders have...

... of 10,354 brick and wedge elements and is shown in Figure 8 . The finite element mesh shown in the figure is the result of a systematic refinement study involving geometry, material behaviour and mesh (Towashiraporn and Subbarayan, 2002). Thermal testing Finite element method Fatigue...