Surface roughness and its structural orientation caused by internal microstructural changes in mechanically stressed copper conductors

Baron P, Lenz P, Schomer M, Koch KP, Wittmann A, Fischer G (2022)


Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2022

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URI: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10853-022-07579-w#article-info

DOI: 10.1007/s10853-022-07579-w

Open Access Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10853-022-07579-w#article-info

Abstract

In this paper, the mechanical damage behavior is investigated based on the characteristic roughness on the surface and the orientation of superficial structures. The main goal is to explore the surface roughness on mechanically loaded copper conductors as a lifetime indicator. For this purpose, copper conductors are mechanically stressed in accordance with EN 50,396 and then examined metallographically and microscopically. The microstructure examination shows that the roughness is caused by material extrusion and cracks due to work hardening in the surface area. Using confocal microscopy, it is shown for the first time that significant formation of surface roughness takes place over the service life of copper conductors. The roughness increases monotonically, but not linearly with number of cycles, due to internal microstructural processes and can be divided into three sections. First inspections of the conductor surface over lifetime show a correlation between the intensity of structures orientated 45° to the loading direction and the roughness. This phenomenon, already known from microscopic slip lines, is thus also evident in macroscopic roughness formation and is well founded by the research theory on material extrusion along dislocation lines. In summary, a lifetime determination is possible based on its developing roughness which enables the utilization as a sensor element.

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APA:

Baron, P., Lenz, P., Schomer, M., Koch, K.P., Wittmann, A., & Fischer, G. (2022). Surface roughness and its structural orientation caused by internal microstructural changes in mechanically stressed copper conductors. Journal of Materials Science. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07579-w

MLA:

Baron, Philipp, et al. "Surface roughness and its structural orientation caused by internal microstructural changes in mechanically stressed copper conductors." Journal of Materials Science (2022).

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