Thin Films for Whisker GrowthCX(s) Applied: B3.6Date: 04/16/2010Location(s): Aiken, South CarolinaOffice(s): Environmental Management, Savannah River Operations Office
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
April 16, 2010
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CX(s) Applied: B3.6
Date: 04/16/2010
Location(s): Aiken, South Carolina
Office(s): Environmental Management, Savannah River Operations Office
Thin films of industrial available low melting point metals and metal alloys (e.g. SAC 305, SAC 105, SnBi58 (Tin-Bismuth), SnPb (Tin-Lead)) will be deposited onto foils or plates of metals (e.g. Aluminum, Copper, Alloy 42). Each sample will be 0.5x2.0 inches with a 10 micron thick coating of the low melting point metal. The samples will be run through multiple characterization tests including Sable systems oxygen analyzer, laser curvature, and x-ray diffraction to test for the amount of oxygen absorbed by the samples, the degree of deflection, and structural changes. The samples will not be exposed to chemicals and will not be in an contaminated environment. Upon completion of the project, samples will be disposed of along with normal laboratory trash.