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Comment on xkcd #3115: Unsolved Physics Problems

BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

And does he know why? I’ve had to deal with it too often and it would be really nice to be able to expand RoHS to aerospace.

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Successful_Try543@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Deep in the coating, where the Cu6Sn5 [Remark: intermetallic phase of Sn coating and Cu substrate] is present, the deviatoric strain was high. This indicates that the growth of the intermetallic phase causes plastic deformation of the tin coating.
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A short (4 micrometre) radial gradient in hydrostatic stress was observed around the root of the whisker. This gradient together with long-range diffusion from specific regions could provide the driving force for whisker growth.

https://portal.research.lu.se/en/publications/tin-whiskers-experiments-and-modelling

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- Lemminary@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Oh, but of course! The deviatoric strain, yes.
  
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