Abstract:
A fin-tube block type heat exchanger (10) in which extruded tubes (16) are alternatingly arranged with corrugated fins (20), the fins (20) being shorter in overall length than the tubes (16) and having elongated bars (24) at their ends serving as spacer bars (24) between the tubes (16). The side walls (24a) of the spacer bar preferably taper towards each other such that the thickness of the spacer bar at the inner wall is less than the thickness of the spacer bar at the outer wall (24b). The side walls (24a) include one or more recesses (26) or grooves extending lengthwise with the spacer bar into which low temperature melting alloy (28) is captively inserted. During brazing, the alloy melts and is drawn by capillary action into the space created between the tapered side walls (24a) of the spacer bar and the facing surfaces of the adjacent tubes so that a complete joint is formed between the spacer bar (24) and the adjacent tubes (16).
Abstract:
The invention concerns a method for making a plated product (1) comprising a steel support component (2) and an anti-corrosive metal coating (3), characterised in that the anti-corrosive coating (3) is fixed on the support component (2) by brazing under controlled atmosphere, in particular under vacuum. The method enables to fix solidly on a steel plate an anti-corrosive coating having a thickness less than 1 mm.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an aluminium brazing product, such as a brazing sheet product, comprising an aluminium alloy base substrate (1) of an aluminium alloy comprising silicon in an amount in the range of 2 to 18% by weight, and on at least one outlet surface a layer (2) comprising nickel, wherein a separately deposited layer (3) is applied on one side of said layer (2) comprising nickel, and wherein said layer (3) comprising a metal such that taken together said aluminium base substrate (1) and all layers exterior thereto form a metal filler having a liquidus temperature in the range of 490 to 570 DEG C. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such an aluminium brazing product and to a brazed assembly comprising at least one component made of the aluminium brazing product.
Abstract:
A method of forming a polymer support ring, or collar, around the base of solder balls (30/32) used to form solder joints includes forming patterned regions (26/28) of uncured polymer material over each of the conductive solder bump pads (22/24) on an IC package or other substrate (20) to which the solder balls are to be attached. Preferably, the uncured polymer material is a no-flow underfill material that fluxes the solder bump pads. Pre-formed solder balls are then placed into the uncured polymer material onto their respective solder bump pads. A subsequent heating cycle raises the assembly to the reflow temperature of the solder balls, thereby attaching the solder balls to the underlying solder bump pads, and at least partially curing the polymer material to form a support collar at the base region of each attached solder ball.
Abstract:
A method of brazing a strob insert (144) to the trailing edge (32a) of a slot (32) in a strob circular saw blade (10), the strob insert (144) having first and second, opposed, substantially parallel surfaces, the first surface f the strob insert (144) to be brazed to the edge (32a), comprises the steps of placing the strob insert (144) on an electrode (50) with the second surface of the strob insert (144) in contact with the electrode (50) in heat transfer relationship therewith; applying brazing paste to the first surface of the insert (144); positioning the electrode (50) so that the first surface of the insert (144) is in a brazing position relative to the edge (32a); and passing an electrical current through the electrode (50) to resistively heat the electrode (50) to a temperature sufficient to cause brazing of the first surface of the strob insert (44) to the edge (32a).
Abstract:
An anisotropically conductive layer "ACL" (50) for mechanical and electrical bonding of two circuit containing structures, such as a flip chip and carrier is disclosed. The ACL is formed of a rigid insulating substrate (72) or membrane (61) with a top and bottom planar surfaces formed with a plurality of pins therein. The pins extend beyond the top and bottom surfaces so that a portion of each pin is exposed. The pins provide electrical connection between contact terminals or pads of the flip chip and carrier and additionally provide mechanical support between the flip chip and carrier so that the flip chip can undergo post-bonding processing without substantial deformation or breaking. A method of electrically and mechanically bonding the flip chip and carrier and a method of making a semiconductor device using the ACL is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A technical field for a joint section, used for on-site joining of titanium structure materials when titanium structure materials (including titanium alloy structure materials, the same in the followings) are used for columns and beams of a building. A stress (load) on a titanium structure material used for a building column and beam is dividedly burdened by a bolt joint and a welding joint so as to downsize a bolt joint structure to an inconspicuous level on one side, and to overcome a difficulty in weld-joining a titanium structure material on the other side to thereby ensure stable quality and strength, whereby a joint section for a hollow titanium structure material, high in quality and joint strength reliability, can be provided.
Abstract:
A method for forming metallurgical interconnections and polymer adhesion of a flip chip (12) to a substrate (16) includes providing a chip (12) having a set of bumps (14) formed on a bumped side (22) thereof and a substrate (16) having a set of interconnect points (18) on a metallization thereon, providing a measured quantity of polymer adhesive (24) in a middle region of the chip (12) on the bump side (22), aligning the chip (12) with the substate (16) so that the set of bumps (14) aligns with the set of interconnect points (18), pressing the chip (12) and the substrate (16) toward one another so that a portion of the polymer adhesive (24) contacts the substrate (16) and the bumps (14) contact the interconnect points (18), and heating the bumps (14) to a temperature sufficiently high to form a metallurgical connection between the bumps (14) and the interconnect (18). Also, a flip chip (12) package is made by the method. In some embodiments the metallurgical connection includes an alloy of gold and tin at the interface between the bumps (14) and the interconnect points (18).
Abstract:
A flip chip structure (10) is formed by mechanically interlocking joining surfaces of a first (12) and a second (14) element. The first element (12), which may be a bump on an integrated circuit chip, includes a soft, deformable material with a low yield strength and high elongation to failure. The surface of the second element (14), which may for example be a substrate pad, is provided with asperities (16) into which the first element (12) deforms plastically under pressure to form the mechanical interlock.
Abstract:
In high frequency welding apparatus in which high frequency electrical heating current is supplied to metal surfaces (10, 11; 42-49;52, 54) to be welded together by contacts engaging the metal which is advanced toward a weld point (1; 1a-f), the contacts (8-9; 25-26) engage the metal in advance of the weld point (1; 1a-f) and have contact faces with downstream edges (12-30) contacting the metal. The downstream edge of one of the contacts (8 or 9 or 25 or 26), or the downstream edges of the both of the contacts (8-9; 25-26), is or are skewed with respect to the path or paths of the metal surfaces (10-11; 42-49; 52-54) to be heated so that the downstream edge (12 or 13) or edges (12-13) extend at an acute angle of about 35 DEG to about 55 DEG with respect to the path or paths of the metal surface or surfaces (10-11; 42-49; 52-54), the angle being intermediate the contacts (8-9; 25-26) and the weld points (1; 1a-f).