Qualification Based on Accelerated Testing

Materials are qualified by passing a series of tests as severe or more severe than those of the intended application. Generally, accelerated environmental and mechanical tests are specified and performed on actual 

Qualification tests for adhesives are defined in Method 5011 of MIL-STD-883 and requirements for qualifying sealed hybrid microcircuits or multichip modules that contain adhesives are specified in MIL-PRF-38534. Space, automotive, and medical applications generally use the military specifications, but are modified or supplemented with additional tests and requirements for their particular application. 

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