Hi Inge,
The 'major of angels' concurs; FEA modeling of IMC layers is 1) very 
difficult because their properties are not fully established, and 2) failures do not 
incur IN them. The way to handle it, if at all,   is to subtract the IMC layer 
thickness from the SJ thickness.



Werner



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