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Whisker Nucleation by Slip-Assisted Grain Rotation During Thermal Cycling
As a result of thermal cycling, polycrystalline tin films with a large in-plane grain size relative to film thickness on copper substrates show grain boundary (GB) sliding, creep, yielding, and nucleation of s...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Role of Calcium Hydroxide in the Elastic and Viscoelastic Response of Cementitious Materials: A Nanoindentation and SEM-EDS Study
Calcium hydroxide (CH) typically comprises 20–25 % of the volume of ordinary portland cement (OPC) paste. CH is generally considered as an elastic phase that restrains the viscoelastic responses of calcium sil...
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Chapter
Fundamental Properties of Pb-Free Solder Alloys
The search for a global Pb-free replacement for Sn-Pb eutectic alloy has been an evolving process as the threat of a regional lead ban became a reality in July 2006. Over the twelve years from 1994 through 200...