Determining conformal coating protection

Soldering and Surface Mount Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 38-47

  Hunt, Christopher ^a   Mensah, Angela ^a   Buxton, Anthony ^b   Holman, Richard ^b  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b PRA Coatings Technology Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coatings; Contamination; Corrosion protection; Fluxes

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; CONTAMINATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; FLUXES; INSULATION; SILICONES; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CONFORMAL COATINGS; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION ANALYSIS; FLUX DIFFUSION; FLUX TRANSMISSION;

CORROSION PROTECTION;

EID: 33751165731     PISSN: 09540911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09540910610717893     Document Type: Article

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