Hunt, C; Zou, L (1998) The impact of temperature and humidity conditions on surface insulation resistance (SIR) values for various fluxes. NPL Report. CMMT(A)119

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Abstract

The SIR test has traditionally been performed by taking measurements at certain points during a seven day test under well established environmental conditions. The work reported here explores the influence of test temperature and humidity when using a typical resin flux, a weak organic flux and glycol based fluxes when sampling SIR patterns every 10 minutes. Results indicate that some fluxes are very sensitive to the test temperature, with volatilisation of flux residues an important issue. The frequent monitoring of the results also permitted the detection of dendrites during the SIR test. The results clearly show the importance of selecting the correct testing conditions and the benefit of frequent monitoring.

Item Type:	Report/Guide (NPL Report)
NPL Report No.:	CMMT(A)119
Subjects:	Advanced Materials Advanced Materials > Electronics Interconnection
Last Modified:	10 Sep 2018 13:00
URI:	http://eprintspublications.npl.co.uk/id/eprint/984

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