Table (PACVD cracked?)
11-11-2006, 09:44 PM, (This post was last modified: 01-19-2007, 02:48 PM by Gordon.)
#1
Table (PACVD cracked?)
Hi I'm a student of Materials Science and Engeeniring, we (me and my group) have to solve problem: Why did table for PACVD cracked? We chekced chemical composition, its made for 99.9% Al with some Fe. Process was led on temperature about 500C, details were nitred, so the atmosphere contains N2, H2, and Ar. Process were led on underpressure. It taked 1 hour. Table was used only once. What else... after usage it looks like a mushroom, but it craked on surfuce, and near the "leg" on the top is a big round and deep fracture, and a lot of smal radiaire cracks. We checked chemical composition of sourface, obviously it contains a lot of nitrogen, and some argon. Could you help us? How does a pressure influence on the temperature of transformation solid-liquid. I though that it could creeps, but where did cracks come from. We also thought about influence of thermal stress between aluminium nitride and aluminium, when the chamber were cooling. A temperature was measureded by a thermocouple and pyrometer.

ps. I apologize for my English

Greetings, Michal from Poland
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11-14-2006, 02:20 AM,
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RE: Table
Hi Michal

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I'm no expert in this particular field, but I also suspect creep at this temperature is a factor. Also, with the fact that aluminium nitride rich surface will have very different properties, I can visualise very high stresses being built up. Is the problem confined to the area near the leg(s)? How are the leg(s) attached?
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11-18-2006, 11:02 AM,
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RE: Table
Here are some photos, unfortunately we had problems with metallography

http://images4.fotosik.pl/215/ea602748c44fd822med.jpg
http://images3.fotosik.pl/251/844adb1678494320.jpg
http://images4.fotosik.pl/215/8a49c70a2e49b97a.jpg
http://images4.fotosik.pl/215/e2f6747e2a37cc43med.jpg
http://images1.fotosik.pl/260/ae08f5d3e0107aeb.jpg
http://images1.fotosik.pl/260/9f5af723c17a715c.jpg
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11-18-2006, 04:39 PM,
#4
RE: Table
Hi Michal

Thanks for the photos, it certainly shows the problem better than words.

[Image: ae08f5d3e0107aeb.jpg]

[Image: 9f5af723c17a715c.jpg]

I'm sorry, I got to ask this question, Why was aluminium chosen for this application? Just seems strange to me, although, I have no real practical experience with plasma assisted nitriding and may be missing something.
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