Metal Whiskers: Failure Modes & Mitigation Strategies - NEPP - NASA
Metal Whiskers: Failure Modes & Mitigation Strategies - NEPP - NASA
Metal Whiskers: Failure Modes & Mitigation Strategies - NEPP - NASA
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Evidence of “Absence of <strong>Whiskers</strong>”?<br />
(Optical Microscopy)<br />
0.5-mm long tin whisker<br />
Now You See Now It…<br />
Tin-Plated Lock Washer<br />
December 5, 2007 <strong>Metal</strong> <strong>Whiskers</strong>:<br />
<strong>Failure</strong> <strong>Modes</strong> and <strong>Mitigation</strong> <strong>Strategies</strong><br />
“Slight” Change in<br />
Angle of Lighting<br />
Makes this Whisker<br />
Invisible to Optical Inspection<br />
… Now You Don’t<br />
The absence of evidence is NOT evidence of absence<br />
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