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Corrosion effect of hydrogen fluoride (HF) on electronic components

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  1. National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
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Conference7th Fire Suppression and Detection Research Application Symposium, January 22, 2003, Orlando, Florida, USA
SubjectSuppression
Abstract
Generation of Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) from fire suppression by some gaseous agents is a major concern, because HF causes corrosion on many types of materials including electronic components. Without proper protection, the HF corrosion damage to electronic equipment in some facilities could be significant. The degree of corrosion damage to the equipment will be dependent on HF concentration, exposure time, temperature and relative humidity of the enclosure and the type of the equipment exposed. In response to the need of understanding the damaging effect of HF on electronic equipment, a project was initiated. The study was carried out in two phases. In the first phase, fire tests were carried out to determine the possible amount of HF produced in extinguishing electronic cabinet fires with halocarbon agent. In the second phase, short and long term effects of HF on electronic components at the measured concentrations were assessed.
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  • Proceedings of 7th Fire Suppression and Detection Research Application Symposium (22 January 2003): 638–645.
LanguageEnglish
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NRC numberNRCC 45997
NRC-IRC-15029
NPARC number20386402
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