The Effects of Substrate Composition on Thick Film Circuit Reliability.
Abstract
Measurements of the density of, and the ripening of RuO2 in, thick film glasses as a function of temperature and amount of ALSiMag 614 (96% AL2O3) substrate dissolved in the glasses were conducted. The minor constituents (4%) in the substrate were found to have an anomalously large effect on the density. The ripening results were interpreted in terms of a phase boundary reaction rate limiting step, and the transfer coefficient was calculated from the data. A theoretical equation was derived for the initial stage sintering kinetics of RuO2 in the glass. This equation was combined with the results of the ripening study to predict the neck growth between RuO2 particles as a function of temperature and amount of dissolved substrate. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 30, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA080095
Entities
People
- R. W. Vest
Organizations
- Purdue University