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Transport Phenomena Associated With Liquid Metal Flow Over Topographically Modified Surfaces, Wen Liu
Transport Phenomena Associated With Liquid Metal Flow Over Topographically Modified Surfaces, Wen Liu
Theses and Dissertations--Mechanical Engineering
Brazing and soldering, as advanced manufacturing processes, are of significant importance to industrial applications. It is widely accepted that joining by brazing or soldering is possible if a liquid metal wets the solids to be joined. Wetting, hence spreading and capillary action of liquid metal (often called filler) is of significant importance. Good wetting is required to distribute liquid metal over/between the substrate materials for a successful bonding.
Topographically altered surfaces have been used to exploit novel wetting phenomena and associated capillary actions, such as imbibitions (a penetration of a liquid front over/through a rough, patterned surface). Modification of surface …