The reliability of microelectronic components is profoundly influenced by the fracture resistance of the polymer/inorganic interfaces and by the progressive debonding of these interfaces in aqueous environments. Consequently, fatigue (slow) crack growth in epoxy/glass interfaces bonded with the silane coupling agent 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (3-APES) was studied under static and cyclic loading at 23°C and in either dry or humid conditions using the double cleavage drilled compression (DCDC) test. Crack growth rates under cyclic loading were significantly greater than under static loading, indicating that stress corrosion effects are negligible and that crack tip plasticity controls cyclic fatigue crack growth at silane (3-APES) bonded epoxy/glass interfaces. After aging at 94°C in water, these silane bonded epoxy/glass interfaces exhibited somewhat greater resistance to cyclic fatigue crack growth than the unaged samples; however, after aging at 98°C in water cyclic fatigue crack growth became cohesive and fractal in nature. Mechanisms for fatigue crack growth at silane (3-APES) bonded epoxy/glass interfaces are discussed.
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Adhesion and Reliability of Epoxy/Glass Interfaces
John E. Ritter,
John E. Ritter
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-2210
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Armin Huseinovic
Armin Huseinovic
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-2210
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John E. Ritter
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-2210
Armin Huseinovic
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-2210
Contributed by the Electronic and Photonic Packaging Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC PACKAGING. Manuscript received by the EPPD January 3, 2000, Associate Editor: S. M. Heinrich.
J. Electron. Packag. Dec 2001, 123(4): 401-404 (4 pages)
Published Online: January 3, 2000
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Ritter , J. E., and Huseinovic, A. (January 3, 2000). "Adhesion and Reliability of Epoxy/Glass Interfaces ." ASME. J. Electron. Packag. December 2001; 123(4): 401–404. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1388560
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