Thermomechanical Fatigue of Abrasive Grain

Thermomechanical Fatigue Life Prediction of Notched

Microstructure Evolution during Electric Current Induced Thermomechanical Fatigue of Interconnects

We demonstrate the evolution of microstructure and deformation associated with the use of electrical methods for evaluating mechanical reliability of patterned interconnects on rigid substrates. Thermomechanical fatigue in aluminum and copper interconnects was induced by means of low frequency (100 Hz), high density (> 10 MA/cm) alternating currents, which caused cyclic Joule heating and associ...

Electric Current Induced Thermomechanical Fatigue Testing of Interconnects

We demonstrate the use of electrical methods for evaluating the thermomechanical fatigue properties of patterned aluminum and copper interconnects on silicon-based substrates. Through a careful selection of alternating current frequency and current density, we used controlled Joule heating to simulate in an accelerated manner the type of low frequency thermal stress cycles that an interconnect ...

Thermomechanical Fatigue Behavior of a Directionally Solidified Ni-Base Superalloy

A continuum crystal plasticity model is used to simulate the material behavior of a directionally solidified Ni-base superalloy, DS GTD-111, in the longitudinal and transverse orientations. Isothermal uniaxial fatigue tests with hold times and creep tests are conducted at temperatures ranging from room temperature (RT) to 1038°C to characterize the deformation response. The constitutive model i...

A Hysteresis for a Ds Superalloy under Thermomechanical Fatigue

Cyclic plasticity and creep are the primary design considerations of 1 and 2 stage gas turbine blades. Directionally-solidified (DS) Ni-base materials have been developed to provide (1) greater creep ductility and (2) lower minimum creep rate in solidification direction compared to other directions. Tracking the evolution of deformation in DS structures necessitates a constitutive model having ...