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Retardation Effect of Tin Multilayer on Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu (SAC305)-Based Solder Joint Interface

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Transient liquid phase-like soldering technique has been successfully applied to prepare lead-free solder joints at 230 °C. Multiple interlayers of tin thin films in combination with a Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu (SAC305) solder paste have been used as filler for joining. Microstructural analysis was carried out by electron microscopy and energy-dispersive spectroscopy. For interlayer containing samples (Cu-Sn-SAC305-Sn-Cu), interfacial intermetallics layers found to be more homogeneous compared to the samples without interlayers (Cu-SAC305-Cu). Quality of the joints has been investigated nondestructively by ultrasonic method. On measuring the electrical resistivity by four-probe method, Cu-Sn-SAC305-Sn-Cu solder joint shows lower electrical resistivity compared to that of the Cu-SAC305-Cu solder joint, wherein nonlinear ultrasonic parameters confirm the superiority of former over later.

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Authors thank the DST-SERB, Govt. of India for funding this research (Grant Ref. No. SB/FTP/ETA-136/2012, dated 20/05/2013) and also the Director, JBNSTS, Kolkata, for her continuous encouragement and support. Dr. Amit Kumar Chakraborty acknowledges the Centre of Excellence in Advanced Materials at NIT Durgapur (Grant Ref. No. AC/MHRD/TEQIP-II/CoE/2013, dated 4th April, 2013, of the MHRD, Govt. of India).

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    Monalisa Char & Amit K. Chakraborty

  3. AMP-Division, CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, 831007, India

    Avijit Kr. Metya

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Char, M., Chakraborty, A.K., Metya, A.K. et al. Retardation Effect of Tin Multilayer on Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu (SAC305)-Based Solder Joint Interface. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 29, 2305–2315 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-020-04730-z

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