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Effects of Aging on Interface Mechanical Properties of Solder Joints of Sn -3.5 Ag and Sn - 3.5 Ag -1.0 Zn Solder Alloys

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Author(s)

D J. Lee, Chu-Shik Kang, D H. Baek, K K. Lee, Kil-Won Moon, C A. Handwerker

Abstract

The effects of thickening of intermetallic compound layers formed at the interface and shear properties of solder joints were studied as a function of aging treatment for lead-free solders. The modified double lap shear test method was employed in order to measure the shear strength and shear strain. The test specimens were prepared with Sn - 3.5 Ag and Sn - 3.5 Ag - 1.0 Zn solders and were aged up to 2880 hours at 423 K.Intermetallic compound layers at the interface between Sn - 3.5 Ag solders and Cu substrate kept growing depending on aging times. The coarsenedCu6Sn5 intermetallic compounds led to a deterioration of the shearproperties of solder joints by changing the crack propagation path and decreasing shear strength of the solder joint. Adding 1.0 % mass fractionof Zn to Sn - 3.5 Ag, however, suppressed Cu6Sn5 intermetallic compound growth markedly by forming a Cu-Zn-Sn layer. This Cu-Zn-Sn layer acted as adiffusion barrier between Cu6Sn5 and Sn - 3.5 Ag - 1.0 Zn solders while aging treatments. Thus, Sn - 3.5 Ag - 1.0 Zn solders had higher shearstrength and higher strain to fracture than those of Sn - 3.5 Ag / Cu solder joints.
Citation
Journal of Japanese Institute of Metals
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

aging treatment, copper-zinc-tin, interfacial reaction, lead-free solder, modified double lap shear test, shear fracture, shear strength, tin-silver, tin-silver-zinc

Citation

Lee, D. , Kang, C. , Baek, D. , Lee, K. , Moon, K. and Handwerker, C. (2021), Effects of Aging on Interface Mechanical Properties of Solder Joints of Sn -3.5 Ag and Sn - 3.5 Ag -1.0 Zn Solder Alloys, Journal of Japanese Institute of Metals (Accessed October 9, 2025)

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Created October 12, 2021
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