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  1. MVogl

    heat treatment nomenclature

    Can anyone explain the designations of heat treatments, specifically for precipitation hardened steels? I recently found a specification for 17-7PH TH1050, which I hadn't seen before. I believe 1050 is the heat treatment temperature. What do the T and H refer to?
  2. MVogl

    Life of electronic components

    Thanks for the response! I have a couple questions: - Does that include solid tantalum capacitors? - What conditions are assumed for the 3 year solder life? My experience is with commercial aircraft environment (AIC and AUC by the MIL-217 standard), but I'm aware of solder joint fatigue being an...
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    Life of electronic components

    In my experience, it is generally accepted that electronic components do not have wear-out failures, so they are not life-limited. (Exceptions would be liquid tantalum capacitors, components with thermally fatigued solder joints, switches, and maybe a few others.) Does anyone know of a reference...
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