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Mechanics of Solder Materials

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Solder Joint Reliability Assessment

Part of the book series: Advanced Structured Materials ((STRUCTMAT,volume 37))

Abstract

The mechanics of a material describes the response of a material to load. Such response is usually quantified in terms of displacement, strain and stress acting at every point in the material. The mechanical behavior of the material is represented using a stress–strain diagram. The diagram is obtained from tension test data on a sample of the material. Procedures for conducting a tension test on metallic materials are well documented in test standards such as ASTM-E8 [6] and ISO 6892 [9].

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  2. Department of Manufacturing and Materials, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, 53100, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Norhashimah M. Shaffiar

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Tamin, M.N., Shaffiar, N.M. (2014). Mechanics of Solder Materials. In: Solder Joint Reliability Assessment. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 37. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00092-3_4

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