Effect of Bi addition on microstructures, properties and interfacial intermetallic compound growth of Low-Ag Sn-Cu lead-free solder

Yuan Wang, Xiu Chen Zhao*, Ying Liu, Jing Wei Cheng, Hong Li, Xiao Chen Xie

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

4 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

The research on a new low-Ag lead-free solder has become a hot spot in the field of electronic packaging. In this work, the effects of Bi addition on microstructure, melting temperature, wettability of low-Ag solder, shear strength of solder joint and the growth of interfacial intermetallic compound (IMC) before and after thermal cycling were investigated. A moderate amount of Bi element resulted in the microstructural refinement and melting temperature reduction of Sn-0.2Ag-0.7Cu solder. Wetting test results showed that a small amount of Bi produced the significant effect on improving the wettability. In addition, it is shown that the thickness of interfacial IMC during thermal cycling decreased first and then increased; the shear strength of solder joint increased with the increase of Bi.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Functional Materials
EditorsYafang Han, Zhongwei Gu, Qiang Fu
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd.
Pages109-114
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9783038353942
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
EventChinese Materials Congress, CMC 2014 - Chengdu, China
Duration: 4 Jul 20147 Jul 2014

Publication series

NameMaterials Science Forum
Volume815
ISSN (Print)0255-5476
ISSN (Electronic)1662-9752

Conference

ConferenceChinese Materials Congress, CMC 2014
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChengdu
Period4/07/147/07/14

Keywords

  • Bi
  • Intermetallic compound
  • Lead-free
  • Low-Ag
  • Solder
  • Thermal cycling

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Effect of Bi addition on microstructures, properties and interfacial intermetallic compound growth of Low-Ag Sn-Cu lead-free solder'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this