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Discusses the growth mechanisms of tin whiskers and the effective mitigation strategies necessary to reduce whisker growth risks This book covers key tin whisker topics, ranging from fundamental science to practical mitigation strategies.

Mitigating Tin Whisker Risks, 1st Edition

Theory and Practice

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  • Hardcover

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    13 May 2016

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Summary

Discusses the growth mechanisms of tin whiskers and the effective mitigation strategies necessary to reduce whisker growth risks

This book covers key tin whisker topics, ranging from fundamental science to practical mitigation strategies. The text begins with a review of the characteristic properties of local microstructures around whisker and hillock grains to identify why these particular grains and locations become predisposed to forming whiskers and hillocks. The book dis…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780470907238
ISBN-10:0470907231
Author:Carol A. Handwerker, Takahiko Kato, Jasbir Bath
Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:Wiley-IEEE Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:272
Edition:1st
Release Date:13 May 2016
Weight:576g
Dimensions:25mm x 163mm x 241mm
Series:Wiley Series on Processing of Engineering Materials
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Mitigating Tin Whisker Risks, 1st Edition by Carol A. Handwerker - ISBN: 9780470907238
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About The Author

Carol A. Handwerker

Takahiko Kato, PhD, is a chief researcher in the Center for Technology Innovation – Materials, Research & Development Group at Hitachi Ltd, Tokyo, Japan. He is also a Guest Professor in the Center for Advanced Research of Energy and Materials at Hokkaido University in Japan. Dr. Kato has over thirty years’ research experience in the areas of practical materials technology and materials science related to boiling water reactors, fusion reactors, superconductors, electrical devices, and sustainable energy devices.

Carol Handwerker is the Reinhardt Schuhmann Jr. Professor of Materials Engineering at Purdue University, Indiana, US. Previously, she was chief of the Metallurgy Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where she participated in the NCMS (National Center for Manufacturing Sciences) Lead-Free Solder Project, co-chaired the iNEMI Lead-Free Alloy Selection Team, and participated in the iNEMI Tin Whisker Fundamentals Project.

Jasbir Bath is the owner of Bath and Associates Consultancy LLC, California, US. He has more than twenty years’ experience in research, design, development, and implementation in the areas of soldering, surface mount, and packaging technologies. Bath has been chair of various iNEMI lead-free consortia involving OEMs, EMS, and component and material supplier companies on alloy selection, assembly, and rework.

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