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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
Volume 21, Issue 7, Pages 702-707Publisher
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DOI: 10.1007/s10854-009-9981-5
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- Beijing Science and Technology Commission [2004B03]
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In this research, the typical nano-structured Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) particles were incorporated into the Sn-3.5Ag eutectic solder paste by mechanically mixing to form lead-free composite solder. The effects of nano-structured POSS additions on the microstructure and mechanical properties of as-fabricated composite solder alloys were systematically investigated. Experimental results indicated that the average size and spacing distance of Ag3Sn intermetallic compounds (IMCs) in composite solder matrix decreased as compared to the Sn-3.5Ag eutectic solder. The 3 wt% addition of nano-structured POSS particles could enhance the microhardness of composite solder by 18.4% compared with the Sn-3.5Ag eutectic solder matrix. The average grain size and spacing distance of Ag3Sn IMCs in Sn-Ag + 3 wt% POSS composite solder matrix reduced from 0.35 to 0.23 mu m and from 0.54 to 0.32 mu m, respectively. The refined Ag3Sn IMCs, acting as a strengthening phase in the solder matrix, could enhance the microhardness of the composite solders.
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