Wettability of Molten Sn-Zn-Bi Solder on Cu Substrate Ervina Efzan

Abstract:

This work presents the studies of wettability Sn-6Zn-4Bi lead-free solder alloy in electronic applications. A reference solder Sn-3.1Ag-0.9 Cu lead-free solder alloy is used to compare the properties of both solders. Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) profile, wettability and the microstructure of the solder were investigated. The melting temperature of Sn-Zn-Bi (Tm=194.97°C) is lower than Sn-Ag-Cu (Tm=220.40°C). Further, the wettability between molten solder and copper substrate was measured at different reflow temperature. The contact angle for Sn-Ag-Cu was decreasing from 28.23º to 24.97º and for Sn-Zn-Bi solder alloys were decreasing from 48.92º to 29.78º as the temperature increased from 230°C to 250°C. A significant increment of contact angle for Sn-Zn-Bi at 270°C and the contact angle did not change at 270°C for Sn-Ag-Cu. The result of spreading area is inversed with the contact angle. The layers of intermetallic compound were examined by energy-dispersive X-ray. The Sn-Zn-Bi solder exhibits a mixture of Cu-Sn+Cu-Zn phase and ϒ-Cu₅Zn₈ phase. The Sn-Ag-Cu solder exhibits Cu6Sn5 (η-phase) and Cu3Sn (ε-phase). As a conclusion, Sn-Zn-Bi is a potential lead-free solder to develop based on its wettability properties than previous available solder materials.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 315)
• Pages: 675-680
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.315.675
• Online since: April 2013
• Authors: Efzan M.N. Ervina, S.Y. Tan
• Keywords: Electromigration, Interconnection, Sn-Zn, Sn-Zn-Bi, Solder, Substrate, Thermal Aging

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