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- Title
Surface Precipitation and Growth of Bismuth Particles in Sn-Ag-Cu-Bi Solder Joints.
- Authors
Wu, John A.; Luktuke, Amey; Chawla, Nikhilesh
- Abstract
With the advance in heterogeneous integration packaging, there has been a demand for solders with ideal mechanical properties and ideal melting temperatures. Sn-Ag-Cu (SAC) solders provide a reliable alternative to PbSn solders, with ideal mechanical properties and low melting points when alloyed with other elements. SAC-3Bi is observed to have bismuth precipitation at room temperature when aged over a period of time. This is only observed on the exposed surface, as removing the observed surface resets the nucleation and coarsening progress. Once the bismuth phase separates from the β-Sn matrix, it will coarsen over time. The results show that different cooling rates during the solder solidification will affect the coarsening rates, indicating different diffusion and nucleation rates affected by the cooling process.
- Subjects
SOLDER joints; MELTING points; RATE of nucleation; SOLDER &; soldering; OSTWALD ripening; BISMUTH; COPPER-tin alloys; NUCLEATION
- Publication
Journal of Electronic Materials, 2023, Vol 52, Issue 2, p801
- ISSN
0361-5235
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11664-022-10126-7