Effect of curing procedure on the properties of copper-powder-filled conductive adhesives

By means of testing the shear strength with single lap joint, measuring electrical resistivity for cured products and the curing strain with strain gauges, the effect of cure parameters on the properties of HT1012 conductive adhesive filled with copper powder was investigated, and the residual stress in the conductive adhesives was also estimated. The experimental results show that the properties such as shear strength of the adhesives, electrical resistivity of products as well as the residual stress of cured HT1012 copper-filled conductive adhesive were evidently affected by curing temperature and time. The diagrams of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) were also used to determine the properties. The higher mechanical property was achieved under the condition of curing the adhesive 3 h at 60 degrees C as the density of the hydrogen links or linkages existed in the adhesive was relatively higher and the lower electrical resistivity occurred at 80 degrees C.