NDLI: Evaluation of Microstructural Evolution and Thermal Fatigue Crack Initiation in Sn-Ag-Cu Solder Joints

Content Provider	The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Digital Collection
Author	Sayama, Toshihiko Takayanagi, Takeshi Nagai, Yoshiaki Mori, Takao Yu, Qiang
Copyright Year	2003
Abstract	Thermal fatigue damage in solder joints is believed to be closely related to microstructural evolution. In this study, a microstructural approach will be taken to evaluate the lifetime of Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu lead-free solder joints before the initiation of thermal fatigue cracks. In order to clarify the relation between the microstructural change and the initiation of thermal fatigue cracks, a series of thermal cycle tests were performed using fabricated PCBs on which various chip resistors were mounted. The following results were obtained via SEM observations. First, both the β-Sn and the Ag3Sn phases grow as the number of cycles N increases. This phase growth is characterized by phase growth parameters Ss and SA in the β-Sn phase and the Ag3Sn phase, respectively, which are defined as the average phase size to the 4th power. The phase growth proceeds such that the parameters increase proportionally to N. Furthermore, simple relations exist between the average number of cycles leading to the initiation of thermal fatigue cracks Ni and the average increase in the parameters per cycle ΔSs or ΔSA. That is, power law relations ΔSs = C2Ni−β and ΔSA = C3Ni−γ are determined. These relationships will enable us to evaluate the lifetime of the solder joints before the initiation of thermal cracks based on observations of microstructural evolution.
Sponsorship	Electronic and Photonic Packaging Division
Starting Page	749
Ending Page	756
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0791836908
DOI	10.1115/IPACK2003-35096
e-ISBN	0791836746
Volume Number	2003 International Electronic Packaging Technical Conference and Exhibition, Volume 1
Conference Proceedings	ASME 2003 International Electronic Packaging Technical Conference and Exhibition
Language	English
Publisher Date	2003-07-06
Publisher Place	Maui, Hawaii, USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Solder joint Lead-free solder Thermal fatigue Reliability Phase growth Tin Lead-free solders Solder joints Fatigue cracks
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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