Abstract:
A method for low temperature attachment of components is provided which uses an electrically conductive adhesive. The electrically conductive adhesive may be defined by a substrate having numerous passageways through the substrate. The passageways are defined by a plurality of walls of the material making up the substrate. The walls are covered with a layer of conductive metal. The passageways at the outer surfaces are filled with a non-conductive pressure sensitive adhesive resin.
Abstract:
A method of preparing an adhesive composite is provided where a expanded fluoropolymer having nodes and interconnected fibrils with a void volume formed from the node and interconnected fibril structure is at least partially filled with a paste formed from a thermoset or thermoplastic adhesive and a particulate inorganic filler, sufficient adhesive and filler are present to provide a composite containing between about 5 to about 40 volume percent expanded fluoropolymer; 5-85 volume percent inorganic filler; and 10-95 volume percent of adhesive and filler, the adhesive and filler being contained within the voids of the expanded fluoropolymer. In the composite, the ratio of the mean flow pore size of the expanded fluoropolymer to the largest particle size of the filler is at least about 2 and/or the ratio of the minimum pore size of the expanded fluoropolymer to the largest particle size of the filler is at least about 1.4 within the composite.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a process for fabricating ceramic-metal composites having continuous ceramic and metal phases. The process includes the steps of contacting a porous ceramic matrix material with a molten metal whereby capillary action pulls the metal into the ceramic matrix to substantially fill the void space. The present invention also provides a ceramic-metal composite having continuous metal and ceramic phases.
Abstract:
A metal-foil-clad composite ceramic board produced by impregnating by impregnating a sintered substrate (II) of an inorganic continuously porous sintered body (I) having a true porosity of 12 to 50% and an open porosity of at least 10%, with a thermosetting resin (R) under vacuum, to form a resin-impregnated sintered substrate (IIR), stacking a metal foil on the resin-impregnated sintered substrate (IIR) and press-forming the resultant laminate, wherein the stacked metal foil has a 10-point average surface roughness Rz of 10 .mu.m or less, and the resin-impregnated sintered substrate (IIR) and the metal foil have substantially no adhesive layer therebetween or have an adhesive layer having a thickness of 10 .mu.m or less therebetween.
Abstract:
The present invention is an improved adhesive sheet (also known as a "bond ply," "bond film," or "prepreg") material suitable for bonding together electric circuit boards and other electrical components. The adhesive sheet of the present invention comprises a combination of a porous expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), a ceramic filler, and a thermoset resin imbibed within the porous PTFE structure. By employing a fill of less than about 60% by weight of resin, the adhesive sheet has exceptionally good performance characteristics while being vastly easier to process.
Abstract:
A method for fabricating ceramic-metal composites having continuous ceramic and metallic phases. In one embodiment, the metal phase includes copper metal. The method can include the steps of contacting a porous ceramic matrix material with molten metal whereby capillary action pulls the metal into the ceramic matrix to substantially fill the open void space. The present invention also provides a ceramic-metal composite having continuous metal and ceramic phases.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating a metal matrix composite containing electrically isolated areas and the MMC formed from the method. The method comprises: (a) providing a liquid pool of unreinforced aluminum alloy; (b) infiltrating the unreinforced aluminum alloy into a stack comprising upper and lower porous preforms and an electrical insulator material placed between the preforms; (c) solidifying the liquid-phase metal to form a metal matrix composite product that completely surrounds the stack; and (d) forming at least one groove in the solidified metal, the groove extending downward to the insulating substrate so as to electrically isolate at least one region on the surface of the metal matrix composite.
Abstract:
A process is provided for the production of a base board for printed wiring. The process involves the steps of wrapping a block inorganic continuous porous material with a cloth, impregnating the wrapped block inorganic continuous porous material with a thermosetting resin under reduced pressure, curing the thermosetting resin to form a composite material, and slicing the composite material into base boards having a thickness of 0.2 to 2 mm and a thickness allowance of .+-.5 .mu.m or less, or the steps of impregnating a block inorganic continuous porous material with a thermosetting resin in an impregnation vessel under reduced pressure, taking the block inorganic continuous porous material impregnated from the impregnation vessel, substantially removing the thermosetting resin adhering to surfaces of the block inorganic continuous porous material before the thermosetting resin forms a gel, curing the remaining thermosetting resin under heat to form a composite material, and slicing the composite material into base boards having a thickness of 0.2 to 2 mm and a thickness allowance of .+-.5 .mu.m or less.
Abstract:
A process for fabricating ceramic-metal composites having ceramic and metal phases wherein the ceramic to metal ratio changes within the ceramic. The process includes the steps of contacting a porous ceramic matrix material with a molten metal whereby capillary action pulls the metal into the ceramic matrix to substantially fill the void space. The ceramic matrix has a porosity gradient wherein the infiltrated composite has a varying ratio of ceramic to metal.
Abstract:
There is provided a process for producing conductive areas through selected portions of the Z axis of a porous planar material. In the process, the planar material is sensitized to the reception of electroless metal with an electroless metal deposition solution. The planar material is provided throughout the selected Z axis areas with a metal salt composition which on exposure to radiant energy, such as light, electron beams, x-ray, and the like, so as to convert the metal cations to metal nuclei. The metal nuclei is then displaced with a more stable metal, such as palladium and then the material is electrolessly plated. The metalized planar material is then imbibed with a resin at such a percentage so that adhesion is provided between two substrates without loss of conductivity in the Z axis.