Whisker (metallurgy) - Wikipedia
Metal whiskering is a crystalline metallurgical phenomenon involving the spontaneous growth of tiny, filiform hairs from a metallic surface. The effect is primarily seen on elemental metals but …
Basic Info on Tin Whiskers - NASA
What are Tin Whiskers? Tin whiskers are electrically conductive, crystalline structures of tin that sometimes grow from surfaces where tin (especially electroplated tin) is used as a final finish.
NASA Goddard Tin Whisker Homepage
Long-Term Tin Whisker Risk Mitigation Using a Conformal Coating. T. Epp-Schmidt, L.Panashchenko, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, NEPP ETW, Greenbelt, MD, June 12, …
Tin whiskers are capable of causing electrical failures ranging from parametric deviations to catastrophic short circuits. Although the tin whisker phenomenon has been documented for …
Tin whiskers are electrically conductive, crystalline structures that sometimes grow from surfaces with tin being the final finish. Whisker growth starts from an incubation period with varying …
Tin Wiskers Problems, Causes, and Solutions | FDA
They are extremely thin, 1-2uM typically, and grow as straight, kinked, or spiraled single crystals of tin. They can reach a length of 9mm (3/8") and carry 10mA of current before burning up. The...
Hard-Won Knowledge Mitigates Effects Of Tin Whiskers
Jun 6, 2014 · Tin whiskers are slim metallic filaments that emanate from the surface of tin platings (see the figure). These filaments are conductive and can cause shorts across adjacent …
What Are Tin Whiskers and How to Avoid Them | MW Components
Learn how to avoid getting "tin whiskers" when plating with tin which can cause electrical shortages and physical damage to surrounding components.
Thin protrusions, like hairs, that grow out from a metal plated surface. ~1-10 μm in diameter, they can grow several mm long, though they are generally shorter than 1 mm. No one has …
ESA - Tin whisker - European Space Agency
Nov 1, 2017 · Tin whisker. This may resemble an alien landscape, but it is actually a microscopic view of tin used to solder electronic components. The long shard rising from the surface is a …