... the experimental findings, and it is used in the computation of fracture toughness values. The fracture toughness values are compared for the various epoxy/PCB systems based on the number of days of thermal aging and the method of flexure testing. A cohesive zone model has been constructed for predominantly mode-I...

... behavior relative to Sn–Pb alloys. In this paper, a hybrid fatigue modeling approach inspired by nonlinear fracture mechanics is developed to predict the crack trajectory and fatigue life of a solder interconnection. The model is shown to be similar to well accepted cohesive zone models in its theoretical...