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Retained ratio of reinforcement in SAC305 composite solder joints: effect of reinforcement type, processing and reflow cycle

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posted on 2016-07-06, 12:27 authored by Guang Chen, Li Liu, Vadim SilberschmidtVadim Silberschmidt, Y.C. Chan, Changqing Liu, Fengshun Wu
Purpose This paper aims to systematically study the effect of reinforcement type, processing methods and reflow cycle on actual retained ratio of foreign reinforcement added in solder joints. Design/methodology/approach Two kinds of composite solders based on SAC305 (wt.%) alloys with reinforcements of 1 wt.% Ni and 1 wt.% TiC nano-particles were produced using powder metallurgy and mechanical blending method. The morphology of prepared composite solder powder and solder pastes was examined; retained ratios of reinforcement (RRoR) added in solder joints after different reflow cycles were analysed quantitatively using an Inductively Coupled Plasma optical system (ICP-OES Varian-720). The existence forms of reinforcement added in solder alloys during different processing stages were studied using scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffractometry and energy dispersive spectrometry. Findings The obtained experimental results indicated that the RRoR in composite solder joints decreased with the increase in the number of reflow cycles, but a loss ratio diminished gradually. It was also found that the RRoR which could react with the solder alloy were higher than that of the one that are unable to react with the solder. In addition, compared with mechanical blending, the RRoRs in the composite solders prepared using power metallurgy were relatively pronounced. Originality/value Present study offer a preliminary understanding on actual content and existence form of reinforcement added in a reflowed solder joint, which would also provide practical implications for choosing reinforcement and adjusting processing parameters in the manufacture of composite solders.

Funding

The authors acknowledge the research funding provided by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (NSFC No. 61261160498). This research was also supported by China-European Union technology cooperation project, No. 1,110, as well as the Marie Curie International Research Staff Exchange Scheme Project within the 7th European Community Framework Programme, No. PIRSES-GA-2010-269113, entitled “Micro-Multi-Material Manufacture to Enable Multifunctional Miniaturised Devices (M6)”.

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  • Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

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Soldering & Surface Mount Technology

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CHEN, G. ... et al, 2016. Retained ratio of reinforcement in SAC305 composite solder joints: effect of reinforcement type, processing and reflow cycle. Soldering and Surface Mount Technology, 28 (3), pp. 159-166.

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© Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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2016-05-18

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2016

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This paper was accepted for publication in the journal Soldering and Surface Mount Technology and the definitive published version is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/SSMT-02-2016-0004

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0954-0911

Language

  • en

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