Journal
INTERMETALLICS
Volume 144, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.intermet.2022.107526
Keywords
A. intermetallics (aluminides silicides); E. finite-element modeling; F. nanoindentation; B. creep (properties and mechanisms); B. fatigue resistance and crack growth
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [61904127, 62004144]
- Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation [2021A1515010651]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [202401002, 203134004, 20212VA100, 2021VB006]
- Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China [2020CFA032]
- National Key R&D Program of China [2019YFB1704600]
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This study identified the temperature-dependent inelastic deformation behavior of Cu6Sn5 intermetallic compound and confirmed its significant role in solder interconnects. The findings highlight the importance of considering inelastic deformation of intermetallic compounds in mechanical simulations.
In electronic devices, intermetallic compound (IMC) can normally be found in solder interconnects, and it can pose significant effects on mechanical integrity of interconnects. It is widely accepted that IMC is brittle and normally assumed to be elastic in related mechanical simulations. However, in this work, temperature-dependent inelastic deformation behavior of Cu6Sn5, a common intermetallic compound in lead-free solder joints, was identified to exist at both room temperature and high temperature up to 180 degrees C and therefore was systematically investigated by nanoindenation. Young's modulus and hardness of IMC generally decreased linearly with increasing temperature. Creep deformation of IMC during dwelling period in nanoindentation was confirmed and further analyzed. The maximum creep displacement was found to increase from 4.90 nm at room temperature to 186.10 nm at 180 degrees C. Creep stress exponent was found to decrease from 3.32 to 0.37 as temperature rose, indicating significant improvement of deformation capability. Finite element modeling with and without IMC creep shows that inelastic deformation of IMC can compensate the mismatch between adjacent solder and pad in interconnects. Without considering IMC creep, fatigue life of Cu pillar bump can be severely under estimated in modelling.
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