Process · Reliability & Quality
Autoclave
An unbiased moisture resistance test that holds parts in saturated steam at 121 °C and 100 percent relative humidity at two atmospheres, forcing rapid moisture ingress to expose package sealing, corrosion and delamination weaknesses.
- Also known as
- PCT, pressure cooker test
- Type
- Process
- Domain
- Reliability & Quality, Qualification testing
Notes
Defined in JESD22-A102 and increasingly replaced by unbiased HAST, which is less prone to producing non-representative failures.
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