Journal
JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
Volume 32, Issue 12, Pages 1384-1391Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-003-0105-3
Keywords
Pb-free solder; electrical resistivity; heat treatment; microstructure
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Solder joints were prepared from seven eutectic and near-eutectic Sn-based compositions and characterized for electrical resistivity after 100 h and 1,000 h of isothermal aging at 423 K. The solder joint samples were prepared by hand soldering to copper substrates, and the post-heat treatment resistivity was measured at room temperature in a specially designed, four-point probe fixture. Compositions tested included Sn-3.5Ag, Sn-3.7Ag-0.9Cu, Sn-3.7Ag0.5Cu, Sn-3.6Ag-1.0Cu, and Sn-3.9Ag-0.6Cu. In addition, the effect of a minor addition of a fourth element, designed to improve high-temperature shear strength, was also evaluated in the compositions Sn-3.7Ag-0.6Cu-0.3Co and Sn-3.7Ag-0.7Cu-0.2Fe. The observed changes in electrical resistivity are discussed in terms of microstructural coarsening, diffusional transport from the substrate, and nucleation of precipitate phases.
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