Double-pass Friction Stir Processing (FSP) was applied to fabricate an AZ31/CNT nano-composite for surface hardening of lightweight structural components. The effects of double-pass FSP as well as groove depth (i.e., volume fraction of CNT) on the CNT distribution, dynamically recrystallized grain size, and resulting microhardness were studied. Double-pass FSP was performed for the CNT-filled plate-type specimen with different groove depths of 2, 3, and 4 mm. By applying double-pass FSP, the average size of CNT clusters decreased, implying a more homogeneous distribution. Compared with the FSPed specimen without CNT, grain size was refined from 19 μm to 3 μm and microhardness increased from 52 Hv to 83 Hv (i.e., 71% increase).
We studied and demonstrated high-performance Ag epoxy composites. A variety of shaped Ag particles were teste to optimize the electrical properties and mechanical reliability. The resulting Ag epoxy composites containing flake-shaped Ag particles showed less than 5×10−7Ω·m electrical conductivity and about 20mΩ series-resistance of PKG daisy chain, which directly corresponded to the excellent shield effectiveness. The shield effectiveness of resulting EMI shielding layer made of Ag and matrix is as high as 60dB, 65dB, 70dB at 5um, 10um, 20um-thick film, respectively by ASTM standard. We studied that how various factors, such as curing temperature, Ag contents, and film thickness, effects the electrical properties of shielding material and FCBGA package. It was found that the resistivity of conductive shielding material and the series-resistance were affected by the curing temperature than the curing time. Additionally, we demonstrated the electrical properties of AgCu epoxy composites.
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