Fig. 7 Silver sulfide whiskers growing on a copper pin that was coated with silver plating followed by gold plating More

Fig. 32 Scanning electron micrograph of tin whiskers on base of insulated standoff terminal More

Fig. 5 SiC whisker-reinforced (20 vol% SiC) aluminum alloy sheet with the whiskers aligned in the direction of rolling More

Fig. 15 The process of making SiC whiskers from rice hulls. Source: Ref 6 More

Fig. 9 SiC whisker-reinforced (20 vol% SiC) aluminum alloy sheet with the whiskers aligned in the direction of rolling More

Fig. 4 SiC whisker-reinforced (20 vol% SiC) aluminum alloy sheet with the whiskers aligned in the direction of rolling More

Fig. 18 Effect of oxidation on FMR in single-crystal iron whisker. A, unoxidized; B, C, D, E, and F were oxidized for 1.5, 3, 10, 45, and 240 min, respectively. The numbers describe the relative sensitivities of the spectrometer. More

Fig. 18 Degradation of an electronic circuit due to silver diffusion and whisker formation during storage for 3000 h at 270 °C (520 °F). (a) Secondary electron image showing a general view of the transistor with gold-coated silver pads and gold wires. 20×. (b) X-ray dot map (silver More

Fig. 5 Fracture surface of a SiC whisker-reinforced Al 2 O 3 ceramic. Note hexagonal voids or holes due to whisker pull-out upon fracture. 950×. Courtesy of K.H. Smith, Greenleaf Corporation More

Fig. 2 Box-and-whisker plots of the survey results obtained for the factors and subfactors underlying the appearance of pitting corrosion More

Fig. 6 Yield strength comparison between whisker- and particulate-reinforced aluminum MMCs More

Fig. 14 Typical flowchart for SiC whisker production. Source: Ref 39 More

Fig. 20 The process of making a SiC-whisker-reinforced Si 3 N 4 composite. HIP, hot isostatic pressing. Source: Ref 64 More

Fig. 13 Rising R -curve of a SiC whisker reinforced alumina ceramic matrix composite (CMC), measured by the double cantilever beam technique. Adapted from Ref 67 More

Fig. 5 Topography of silicon carbide whisker-reinforced alumina surfaces to be joined. (a) Ground, R q of 0.35 μm (14 μin.). (b) Ground/polished, R q of 0.04 μm (1.6 μin.). 3000× More

Fig. 10 Yield strength comparison between whisker- and particulate-reinforced aluminum metal-matrix composites ( Ref 20 ) More

Fig. 5 Yield strength comparison between whisker- and particulate-reinforced aluminum MMCs More

Fig. 27 The effect of orientation and whisker volume fraction on the fracture toughness of composites based on 7075 aluminum alloy. More

Fig. 28 Effect of whisker orientation on crack path and fracture in fracture toughness tests of 7075 + SiC-whisker composites More

Fig. 10 Crack growth characteristics of Al 2 O 3 -33 vol% SiC whisker composite in 1400 °C air. Source: Ref 21 More