Service life and aging effects TIM

An important property for thermal interface materials is their resistance to Aging effects. For this purpose, the ZFW offers a large number of examination options with which service life tests can be carried out. This also includes self-developed methods.

ZFW Multiparameter Teststand (MPT)

A further development of our TIM tester enables measurements of the thermal resistance under cyclical long-term temperature loads (power cycling).
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 Vibration Tester (VT)

  • Investigation of the mechanical stress caused by high-frequency vibrations and the resulting change in thermal resistance
  • Tensile and compressive loads in the sub-micrometer range
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Climate room

Preconditioning and storage of a sample from -40 to 180 ° C with a defined relative humidity of up to 99%.
  • Temporal and cyclical aging tests (thermal resistance) as a result of temperature and ambient humidity
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Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)

Measurement of the change in mass as a function of temperature and time.
  • Investigation of the thermal stability
  • Extrapolation of thermal failure of the samples (Arrhenius)
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