Whisker (metallurgy) - Wikipedia
Metal whiskers form in the presence of compressive stress. Germanium, zinc, cadmium, and even lead whiskers have been documented. [1] Many techniques are used to mitigate the problem, …
Other Metal Whiskers - NASA
This section of the www site is a repository for reference information on whiskers that may form on metal finishes OTHER than pure Tin. Follow the LITERATURE REFERENCES Link for a …
H. Cobb (Aircraft Radio Corp.) published earliest known account of CADMIUM whiskers on cadmium-coated variable air capacitor plates. Cd whiskers induced electrical shorting in …
Cadmium whiskers observed in the kind of electrical switch being planned for flight to HST, and in a test feedthru. Zinc whiskers shorted out about 75% of the computer equipment in a particular …
2012年4月17日 · earliest “known” account of CADMIUM whiskers inducing electrical shorting between plates of air capacitors used in military equipment. These events occurred during …
Formation and evolution mechanism of metal whiskers in extreme ...
2023年9月1日 · The first record of metal whiskers occurred in the early 1940s, reported by Bell Labs Cobb of the United States, which put forward the conception and problems of metal …
Metal coatings, especially of tin, zinc and cadmium, are unpredictably susceptible to the formation of electrically conductive, crystalline filaments referred to as metal whiskers. The use of such …
Produce Shorts in Areas REMOTE From Whisker Origins Example: zinc whiskers are often detached from zinc-coated raised floor tiles by physical handling. Once detached they are re …
During WWII the electroplated material of choice for electrical components was electroplated cadmium (Cd). Repeated failures of electrical hardware led to a finding that many failures were …
Microstructural Analysis of Cadmium Whiskers on Long-Term
2021年11月16日 · A survey of cadmium plated field return hardware showed ubiquitous cadmium whisker growth. The most worn and debris-covered hardware showed the densest whisker …