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Reza Sayyadi1, Homam Naffakh-Moosavy2
1Department of Materials Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:
A lead-free Sn-2.5Ag-0.7Cu base solder with different weight percentages of bismuth (0, 1, 2.5, 5) was used. Thermal properties, microstructure, wettability and mechanical properties were investigated. By decreasing the degree of undercooling, microstructure improved, the eutectic structure become finer and the size of β-Sn and intermetallic compounds decreased. By the addition of bismuth to SAC257 solder, the spreading ratio increased from 80.46% to 85.97, indicating an improvement in wettability. In order to investigate the joint properties, alloy solders were bonded to copper substrate, and the structure of the interface, tensile-shear strength and the fractured surfaces were studied. It was observed that the thickness of the intermetallic compounds of Cu6Sn5 at the interface decreased with the addition of bismuth, and the lowest thickness of the interfacial IMCs was found in the SAC257-1Bi solder joint, which decreased about 14% compared to the base solder. Also, the Cu/SAC257-1Bi/Cu bond had the highest tensile-shear strength and elongation percentage among the alloy solders, which has a tensile-shear strength of about 30% and an elongation percentage of about 38% higher than the base solder joint.
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