Effect of CU Foam and Ag-Coated Layer on the Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of Nano-Ag Sintered Joint

Author(s):  
Yang Liu ◽  
Zhao Li ◽  
Min Zhou ◽  
Xianghua Zeng ◽  
Fenglian Sun

Abstract Cu foam (Cu-F) and Ag-coated Cu-F were added into nano-Ag paste to obtain Cu-F@nano-Ag composite sintered joint. The microstructure, hardness, and shear behavior of the sintered joints were investigated. Experimental results indicated that the addition of Cu-F and Ag-coated Cu-F suppressed the generation and propagation of cracks at the interface of the sintered joint. As the thickness of the Cu-F increased from 0.1mm to 0.2mm, the deformation ratio of the Cu-F sheet raised from 12 % to 50 %. Thereby, the hardness and bonding strength of the sintered joint was improved due to the microstructural densification. The bonding quality between Cu-F and sintered Ag is enhanced by the Ag-coating treatment. Therefore, the Ag-coated composite joints show higher shear strength than the others.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sankalp Gour ◽  
Deepu Kumar Singh ◽  
Deepak Kumar ◽  
Vinod Yadav

Abstract The present study deals with the constitutive modeling for the mechanical behavior of rubber with filler particles. An analytical model is developed to predict the mechanical properties of rubber with added filler particles based on experimental observation. To develop the same, a continuum mechanics-based hyperelasticity theory is utilized. The model is validated with the experimental results of the chloroprene and nitrile butadiene rubbers filled with different volume fractions of carbon black and carbon nanoparticles, respectively. The findings of the model agree well with the experimental results. In general, the developed model will be helpful to the materialist community working in characterizing the material behavior of tires and other rubber-like materials.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuangfeng Liu ◽  
Yanxia Zhu ◽  
Tana Gegen

Abstract The objective of this study was to analyze morphologically the all-etching bonding system and self-etching bonding system for enamel with different degrees of fluorosis and evaluate the bond strength of each system. Teeth that were indicated for extraction owing to orthodontic or periodontal problems were selected. According to Dean’s index and the Thylstrup-Fejerskov index, 180 extracted teeth were divided into three groups of mild, moderate, and severe dental fluorosis (DF), with 60 teeth in each group. The teeth in each group were randomly divided into two subgroups (n = 30), which were then subjected to the all-etching bonding system (Prime & Bond NT) and self-etching bonding system (SE-Bond). Each group of adhesives was used to bond Z350 universal resin (3M) to the etched dental enamel. Tensile and shear tests were conducted to determine the bond strength. Subsequently, the fractured specimens were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). The Prime & Bond NT was statistically significant for the tensile and shear strength of enamel with mild fluorosis (P < 0.05) but did not exhibit a significant difference for moderate and severe DF (P > 0.05). The SE-Bond was not statistically significant for the tensile and shear strength of mild, moderate, or severe DF (P > 0.05). The SEM and CLSM results reveal that the mild fluorosis enamel crystals were relatively dense, and a small amount of resin remained. The moderate fluorosis enamel crystals were loosely arranged, and the gaps were widened. The severe fluorosis enamel crystals were irregularly arranged. The disorder was aggravated, and the dentinal orifice was exposed by partial enamel exfoliation. The bonding strength of mild fluorosis enamel with the Prime & Bond NT was better than that with the SE-Bond, and cohesive failure was the most common mode of failure. Because there was no difference in the bonding strength of the SE-Bond for different degrees of DF, we recommend the use of the all-etching adhesive system in the clinical treatment of teeth with mild fluorosis.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Xiaoguang Zheng ◽  
Qi Ren ◽  
Huan Xiong ◽  
Xiaoming Song

As one of the major contributors to the early failures of steel bridge deck pavements, the bonding between steel and asphalt overlay has long been a troublesome issue. In this paper, a novel composite bonding structure was introduced consisting of epoxy resin micaceous iron oxide (EMIO) primer, solvent-free epoxy resin waterproof layer, and ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) hot melt pellets. A series of strength tests were performed to study its mechanical properties, including pull-off strength tests, dumbbell tensile tests, lap shear tests, direct tension tests, and 45°-inclined shear tests. The results suggested that the bonding structure exhibited fair bonding strength, tensile strength, and shear strength. Anisotropic behaviour was also observed at high temperatures. For epoxy resin waterproof layer, the loss of bonding strength, tensile strength, and shear strength at 60°C was 70%, 35%, and 39%, respectively. Subsequent pavement performance-oriented tests included five-point bending tests and accelerated wheel tracking tests. The impacts of bonding on fatigue resistance and rutting propagation were studied. It was found that the proposed bonding structure could provide a durable and well-bonded interface and was thus beneficial to prolong the fatigue lives of asphalt overlay. The choice of bonding materials was found irrelevant to the ultimate rutting depth of pavements. But the bonding combination of epoxy resin waterproof and EVA pellets could delay the early-stage rutting propagation.


Author(s):  
Elhem Ghorbel ◽  
Mariem Limaiem

This research investigates the efficiency of using Flax Fibers reinforced bio-sourced polymer by comparison to traditional system based on Carbone Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Polymer in order to confine recycled aggregates concrete. Four concrete formulations have been formulated by incorporating recycled aggregates from demolition waste (0%, 30%, 50% and 100%). An air-entraining agent was added to the formulations to achieve the level of 4% occluded air. The main objective is to discuss and to evaluate the effectiveness of confining them using bio-sourced composite by comparison to traditional ones. To hit this target, the developed approaches are both experimental and analytical. The first part is experimental and aimed to characterize the mechanical behavior of the materials: the composites used in the confining process the unconfined concrete (effect of incorporating recycled aggregates on the overall mechanical characteristics). We establish that bio-sourced composites are efficient in strengthening recycled aggregates concrete especially if they are air-entrained. The second part of this work is dedicated to analytical modeling of mechanical behavior of confined concrete with composite under compression based on Mander’s model. The input parameters of the model were modified to consider the rate of recycled aggregates incorporation. Comparison between experimental results and the modified Mandel’s Model is satisfactory.


Author(s):  
Rodrigo Carreira Weber ◽  
Enrique E. Romero Morales ◽  
Antonio Lloret

This paper studies the hydromechanical behavior of a slightly compacted mixture of sand and clayey silt (30%/70%) under a generalized stress state. The experimental study focused on analyzing the yielding response and shear strength behavior at different stress states (characterized by the intermediate principal stress parameter b, or Lode angle) and at different initial total suctions (as-compacted state). For the investigation, a hollow cylinder apparatus was used. The shear strength results allowed defining the variation of the critical state line with the Lode angle and the suction. Different models were proposed for isotropic and anisotropic yield surfaces, and their shape and rotation were calibrated with experimental results. The modeled yield surfaces fitted reasonably well the experimental results, considering their inclination and dependence on the suction, mean and deviatoric stresses and Lode angle. In addition, some relationships between the stresses and the model parameters were proposed to normalize the yield surface equation.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (1) ◽  
pp. 000092-000098 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sihai Chen ◽  
Guangyu Fan ◽  
Xue Yan ◽  
Chris LaBarbera ◽  
Lee Kresge ◽  
...  

A novel nano-Ag sintering paste C has been developed for a pressureless sintering process under air. Paste C was sintered at 250°C (C1) and 280°C (C2), respectively; C1 showed a slightly higher porosity but higher shear strength after aging at 250°C for 840 hours. Both C1 and C2 exhibited a microstructure much more stable than the control solder 92.5Pb/5Sn/2.5Ag, which suffered both IMC spalling after thermal aging and voiding. Ag migration toward the DBC to form a dense layer of AgCuNi(Au) was observed for all nano-Ag pastes that were studied, with C1 and C2 being more moderate in the migration rate. The Ag migration could be attributed to the tendency of Ag to form an alloy with Au, with abundant Ni and Cu at the DBC side, and appeared to be affected by the chemistry of nano-Ag paste. A liquid to liquid thermal shock test from −45°C to 240°C was attempted, and was considered too harsh for the die/DBC system employed in this study.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (1) ◽  
pp. 000093-000096
Author(s):  
Seungjun Noh ◽  
Chanyang Choe ◽  
Chuantong Chen ◽  
Shijo Nagao ◽  
Katsuaki Suganuma

Abstract This work introduces the possibility of using Ag sinter-paste as a novel high-temperature and high-current wire bonding solution. We investigated the electromigration (EM) behavior and lifetime of the sintered Ag wiring under high current density and high temperature required for the design of power electronic devices. The sinter Ag wiring fabricated on the two Cu substrates were tested under current densities of 2.7 × 104 A/cm2 at temperature of 250 °C. The microstructure evolution of sintered wiring was characterized after EM test. The resistance of sintered wiring did not change even after EM test for 300 hours, which confirms that the Ag-paste sinter wire bonding is rather stable than aluminum wire bonding under high temperature and high current density. No degradation was observed in microstructure of sintered wiring after EM test. Thus, it is expected that Ag paste sinter wire bonding is one of potential alternative interconnection technology for power electronic devices.


Author(s):  
Beshoy Riad ◽  
Xiong Zhang

Unsaturated soils are often used as a construction material in transportation infrastructures. In this situation, unsaturated soils are subjected to cyclic mechanical loading from traffic loads or wetting-drying cycles in seasonal climatic conditions. While mechanical hysteresis is a common feature of soils in general, hydraulic hysteresis is associated with unsaturated soils. Although several constitutive models for unsaturated soils have been proposed, the mechanical and hydraulic hysteresis behavior of unsaturated soils has been little studied. A modified state surface approach (MSSA) was first proposed for investigating the mechanical behavior of unsaturated soils. It was then extended to study the coupled hydro-mechanical behavior of unsaturated soils with a special focus on the consistency between different soil phases. However, hydraulic and mechanical hysteresis were neglected in MSSA formulations. In this paper, based on evidence from experimental results, the MSSA is extended further to study the coupled hydro-mechanical hysteresis behavior of unsaturated soils. The extended MSSA can reproduce several forms of mechanical and hydraulic behavior observed in experimental results that cannot be represented by existing constitutive models. To demonstrate the capabilities of the extended MSSA, typical behaviors are simulated and compared, qualitatively, with the characteristic trends of the behavior of unsaturated soils. Experimental results from the literature are then used to evaluate the model to predict, quantitatively, the observed behaviors. The agreement between measured and predicted results is considered satisfactory and confirms the possibility of the proposed approach to reproduce the hysteresis behavior of unsaturated soils.


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