Firing, quenching and annealing studies on thick-film resistors

Autor: S. Vionnet, Th. Maeder, Peter Ryser
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 24:1889-1892
ISSN: 0955-2219
DOI: 10.1016/s0955-2219(03)00462-x
Popis: In this work, we aim to understand the firing behaviour of three representative thick-film resistor compositions used in force and pressure sensors. The dependence of the materials' microstructure and properties (sheet resistance and its temperature coefficient, gauge factor) is studied as a function of firing temperature and time, and cooling rate (furnace or quench). The stability of the properties is assessed by annealing at intermediate temperatures (100 and 250 °C). Microscopic and structural analysis is also carried out. The results are discussed in the light of the possible evolution mechanisms of the resistor materials: diffusion, dissolution, precipitation and stress relaxation.
Databáze: OpenAIRE