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Guest Editor: Dragana Zivkovic |
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PREFACE In the past years, pollution caused by waste appliances has become a matter of international concern. Therefore, industries and general public have become increasingly aware of the importance of environmental issues and paid full... |
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Author: H. Ipser |
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Title: Basic research on lead-free soldering The European Union's RoHS directive - The Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment - became European law on July 1, 2006. According to this directive, lead should be eliminated from... |
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Authors: A. Kroupa, A.T. Dinsdale, A. Watson, J. Vrestal and A. Zemanova |
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Title: Study of the advanced materials for lead free soldering Abstract The COST 531 [1] project runt in the years 2002-2007, and dealt with the materials suitable for lead-free soldering. The main aim was to increase the basic knowledge on possible alloy systems that were used or planned to be used as... |
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Authors: Z.Moser, W. Gasior, A. Debski and J. Pstrus |
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Title: Surdat - Database of physical properties of lead - free solders Abstract The results of investigations, carried out since 1998, of surface tension by the maximum bubble pressure method, and of density by the dilatometric method for pure metals, binary and multicomponent systems have been used to... |
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Authors: D. Soares, C. Vilarinho, J. Barbosa, F. Samuel, L. Trigo and P. Bré |
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Title: EFFECT OF TRACE ELEMENTS ON THE INTERFACE REACTIONS BETWEEN TWO LEAD-FREE SOLDERS AND COPPER OR NICKEL SUBSTRATES Abstract Traditional Sn-Pb solder alloys are being replaced, because of environmental and health concerns about lead toxicity. Among some alternative alloy systems, the Sn-Zn and Sn-Cu base alloy systems have been studied and reveal... |
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Authors: G. P. Vassilev, K.I. Lilova and J.-C. Gachon |
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Title: SUPPLEMENTARY X-RAY STUDIES OF THE Ni-Sn-Bi SYSTEM Abstract Phase equilibria were studied in the system Ni-Sn-Bi. Special attention has been paid to the identification of the reacently found ternary phase. For this purpose samples were synthesized using intimately mixed powders... |
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Authors: M. Helena Braga, J. Ferreira and L. F. Malheiros |
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Title: THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE LATTICE PARAMETERS IN THE Bi-Sn-Zn SYSTEM Abstract Lattice parameters, coefficients of thermal expansion and mass density were determined by means of X-ray powder diffraction between 30 and 180 ºC (or 240 ºC - depending on samples' composition). Rietveld refinement was... |
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Authors: D. Jendrzejczyk-Handzlik, D. Zivkovic, W. Gierlotka, D. Manasijevic, K. Fitzner and D. M |
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Title: PHASE RELATIONS NEAR TERNARY EUTECTIC POINT IN THE Ag-In-Sb SYSTEM Abstract The results of the phase relations near ternary eutectic point in the Ag-In-Sb system are investigated in this paper. Phase equilibrium calculation was done using Thermocalc software and experimental DTA results for the chosen alloys... |
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Authors: N. Talijan, V. Cosovic, Jasna Stajic-Trosic,A. Grujic, D. Zivkovic and E. Romhanji |
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Title: MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF SILVER BASED CADMIUM FREE ELECTRICAL CONTACT MATERIALS Abstract The presented work covers part of experimental results of simultaneous study of microstructure, density, hardness and electrical conductivity of sintered electrical contact materials based of Ag- SnO2 with 8, 10 and 12 mass% SnO2... |
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Authors: S. Marjanovic, D.Guskovic, M. Trucic and B. Marjanovic |
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Title: INVESTIGATION OF MECHANICALAND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME ALLOYS IN Ag-RICH CORNER OF Ag-Cu-Sn SYSTEM Abstract Results of investigation of mechanical and structural characteristics of some Ag-rich alloys in Ag- Cu-Sn system are presented in this paper. Starting samples were four small billets with different contents of constituting elements... |
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NEW MEMBERS OF EDITORIAL BOARD |
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Dr Gabriella Borzone Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale,
Università di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 31 , 16146
Genova (Italy) |
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NEW MEMBERS OF EDITORIAL BOARD |
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Prof. Dr. Jan Vrešt’ál Masaryk University Brno Faculty of Science,
Department of Chemistry Kotlárská 2, 611 37 Brno
Czech Republic |
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IN MEMORIAM |
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Prof. dr RICCARDO FERRO University of Genova,
Italy 1926 - 2006
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Mining and Metallurgy |
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