Wettability and Interfacial Characteristic of Sn-Ag-Cu Solder on Ni Substrates at Elevated Temperatures

Abstract:

Wettability and interfacial characteristic of the Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu/Ni system are investigated by sessile drop method at the temperature range of 503~673K. The reactive wetting processes demonstrate that: contact angles between the solder and Ni substrate decrease as exponential decay and the equilibrium contact angles decrease monotonously with the temperature increasing. Triple-line mobility is enhanced as the temperature increases. Interface of the Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu /Ni interface are identified by EPMA and EDS analysis as (Cu,Ni)6Sn5 adjacent to the solder and Ni3Sn4 adjacent to the Ni substrate, respectively. Cu is condensed at the interface, the composition of (Cu,Ni)6Sn5 is (23.16~23.46)Ni- (36.56~37.52) Cu-(39.02~40.27)Sn (atom %). The formation of the (Cu,Ni)6Sn5 IMC was known to greatly improve the reliability of the solder joints in integrated circuits.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 554-556)
• Pages: 703-708
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.554-556.703
• Online since: July 2012
• Authors: Li Kun Zang, Zhang Fu Yuan Yuan, Hong Liang Yan, Xin Xue Li
• Keywords: Contact Angle (CA), Metal, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Soldering, Wetting

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