Effect of geometric parameters on popcorn cracking in plastic packages during VPS process

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 81-96

  Lee, Kyung W ^a   Earmme, Youn Y ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Energy release rate; Fracture mechanics; J integral; M integral; Popcorn cracking; Vapor phase soldering (VPS)

Indexed keywords

CRACKING (CHEMICAL); FRACTURE MECHANICS; PACKAGING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PLASTICS APPLICATIONS; SOLDERING; VAPOR PHASE EPITAXY;

POPCORN CRACKING;

PACKAGING MATERIALS;

EID: 0032118090     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-874X(98)00026-2     Document Type: Article

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