Solderability and intermetallic compounds formation of Sn-9Zn-xAg lead-free solders wetted on Cu substrate |
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Authors: | CHEN Wenxue XUE Songbai WANG Hui WANG Jianxin HAN Zongjie |
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Affiliation: | College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China |
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Abstract: | The eutectic Sn-9Zn alloy was doped with Ag (0 wt.%-1 wt.%) to form Sn-9Zn-xAg lead-free solder alloys. The effect of the addition of Ag on the microstructure and solderability of this alloy was investigated
and intermetallic compounds (IMCs) formed at the solder/Cu interface were also examined in this study. The results show that,
due to the addition of Ag, the microstructure of the solder changes. When the quantity of Ag is lower than 0.3 wt.%, the needle-like
Zn-rich phase decreases gradually. However, when the quantity of Ag is 0.5 wt.%-1 wt.%, Ag-Zn intermetallic compounds appear
in the solder. In particular, adding 0.3 wt.% Ag improves the wetting behavior due to the better oxidation resistance of the
Sn-9Zn solder. The addition of an excessive amount of Ag will deteriorate the wetting property because the glutinosity and
fluidity of Sn-9Zn-(0.5, 1)Ag solder decrease. The results also indicate that the addition of Ag to the Sn-Zn solder leads
to the precipitation of ε-AgZn3 from the liquid solder on preformed interfacial intermetallics (Cu5Zn8). The peripheral AgZn3, nodular on the Cu5Zn8 IMCs layer, is likely to be generated by a peritectic reaction L + γ-Ag5Zn8 → ɛ-AgZn3 and the following crystallization of AgZn3. |
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Keywords: | soldering materials lead-free solder wettability intermetallic compounds |
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