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Microstructural Observations and Mechanical Behavior of Pb-Sn Solder on Copper Plates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Darrel Frear
Affiliation:
Center for Advanced Materials, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
Dennis Grivas
Affiliation:
Center for Advanced Materials, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
Lenora Quan
Affiliation:
Center for Advanced Materials, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
J. W. Morris Jr.
Affiliation:
Center for Advanced Materials, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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Abstract

The microstructure and mechanical properties of Pb-Sn solder joining Cu plates were studied. Yticrostructural observations were made on both the bulk Pb-Sn solder and on the interface between the solder and Cu plates. Pb-Sn solder has a two-phase microstructure in which the Pb-rich phase is the weaker. β-Sn precipitates in the Pb-rich phase were characterized in TEM. Intermetallic phases (Cu6 Sn5 and Cu3Sn) that form during the reaction of molten Pb-Sn solder with Cu were investigated. Solder joints were tested to fracture in both shear and tensile configurations. The mechanical properties and fracture surface characteristics are reported.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1986

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