Intermetallic compounds (IMCs) play a great role in solder joint reliability. Intermetallic formation was studied between SnAgSb solder and Cu substrate of a power package device. The integrity of IMC region is vital to the performance and reliability of the semiconductor packages. The solder joint of the as received packages were subjected to the thermal aging test for 50, 100, 200 and 400 hou...

The Mg2Si intermetallic alloys have been prepared by using a powder metallurgy process. milling treatment of silicon as raw material to improve the formation phase was investigated in this research. un-milled and milled mixed with magnesium for 2 hours. powders were compacted stainless steel tubes sintered at 500 600°C 6 crystal structure identified X-ray diffractometer (XRD), while fracture su...

The application of intermetallic compounds for understanding in heterogeneous catalysis developed in an excellent way during the last decade. This review provides an overview of concepts and developments revealing the potential of intermetallic compounds in fundamental as well as applied catalysis research. Intermetallic compounds may be considered as platform materials to address current and f...

The direct ZnAl layered double hydroxide growth on AA2024 is a fast-occurring reaction, yet characterized by an inhomogeneous film thickness. It has been shown that at the periphery of Cu-rich intermetallic, flakes tend to be larger and denser. A combination in situ ex measurements were used monitor changes grown regions intermetallics. Immediately after immersion, activation intermetallic phas...

Intermetallic precipitates are widely used to tailor mechanical properties of structural alloys but are often destabilized during plastic deformation. Using atomistic simulations, we elucidate structural instability mechanisms of intermetallic precipitates associated with dislocation motion in a model system of Al2Cu. Interaction of non-coplanar <001> dislocation dipoles during plastic deformat...

The quest for solid-state materials with tailored chemical and physical features stimulates the search for general prescriptions to recognize and forecast their electronic structures providing valuable information about the experimentally determined bulk properties at the atomic scale. Although the concepts first introduced by Zintl and Hume–Rothery help to understand and forecast the bonding m...

Thermal stability and the kinetics of the grain growth of nano-crystalline Mg-6Al-1Zn-1Si alloy prepared via mechanical alloying (MA) were investigated. It started with elemental powders, using a variety of analytical techniques including differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray diffraction method (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with energy dispersive spectrometry (E...