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NASA-DoD Lead-Free Electronics Project: Vibration TestVibration testing was conducted by Boeing Research and Technology (Seattle) for the NASA-DoD Lead-Free Electronics Solder Project. This project is a follow-on to the Joint Council on Aging Aircraft/Joint Group on Pollution Prevention (JCAA/JG-PP) Lead-Free Solder Project which was the first group to test the reliability of lead-free solder joints against the requirements of the aerospace/miLItary community. Twenty seven test vehicles were subjected to the vibration test conditions (in two batches). The random vibration Power Spectral Density (PSD) input was increased during the test every 60 minutes in an effort to fail as many components as possible within the time allotted for the test. The solder joints on the components were electrically monitored using event detectors and any solder joint failures were recorded on a Labview-based data collection system. The number of test minutes required to fail a given component attached with SnPb solder was then compared to the number of test minutes required to fail the same component attached with lead-free solder. A complete modal analysis was conducted on one test vehicle using a laser vibrometer system which measured velocities, accelerations, and displacements at one . hundred points. The laser vibrometer data was used to determine the frequencies of the major modes of the test vehicle and the shapes of the modes. In addition, laser vibrometer data collected during the vibration test was used to calculate the strains generated by the first mode (using custom software). After completion of the testing, all of the test vehicles were visually inspected and cross sections were made. Broken component leads and other unwanted failure modes were documented.
Document ID
20100029736
Acquisition Source
Kennedy Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Woodrow, Thomas A.
(Boeing Research and Technology Seattle, WA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2010
Subject Category
Electronics And Electrical Engineering
Report/Patent Number
KSC-2010-155
Meeting Information
Meeting: Surface Mount Technology Association International Conference
Location: Orlando, Fl
Country: United States
Start Date: October 24, 2010
End Date: October 28, 2010
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNH09CF09B
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