I have seen cracked inner layers caused by drilling.
When this is the case the cracks are apparent in
as rec'd x-sections and usually do not get bigger
after thermal stress.

The grain structure of the copper at hole wall is also
larger than the rest of the inner layer trace due to the
heat generated by less than optimum drilling parameters

Susan Mansilla
Robisan Laboratory

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