| Abstract: | ![]()
This paper presents an investigation of the effects of aging temperature on the microstructure and shear strength of SAC0307-0.1Ni/Cu solder joints. Single-overlap shear solder joints were aged for 1 h at 80, 130, and 180°C. The microstructure of the interface between the solder and the Cu substrate contained phase of the intermetallic compounds (IMCs) (Cu,Ni)6Sn5 formed along the interface. The shape of scallop-like (Cu,Ni)6Sn5 IMCs changed to the long dendrite and grew larger at the interface of solder joints after increased aging temperature. In addition, a phase of particle-like Ag3Sn IMCs was formed in the solder matrix. The growth of the interfacial IMC layer in the solder joints increased with increasing the aging temperature. The thickness of this layer was controlled by diffusion mechanism. The shear strength of the as-reflowed solder joints was greater than that of the aged solder joints, and the shear strength of all the aged solder joints decreased with increasing the aging temperatures. Therefore, the aging temperature mainly affected the thickness of the interfacial layer of IMCs and the shear strength of the solder joints. |
