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A review: microstructure and properties of tin-silver-copper lead-free solder series for the applications of electronics

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posted on 2019-10-21, 08:11 authored by Muhammad Aamir, Riaz Muhammad, Majid Tolouei-Rad, Khaled Giasin, Vadim SilberschmidtVadim Silberschmidt
Purpose The research on lead-free solder alloys has increased in past decades due to awareness of the environmental impact of lead contents in soldering alloys. This has led to the introduction and development of different grades of lead-free solder alloys in the global market. Tin-silver-copper is a lead-free alloy which has been acknowledged by different consortia as a good alternative to conventional tin-lead alloy. The purpose of this paper is to provide comprehensive knowledge about the tin-silver-copper series. Design/methodology/approach The approach of this study reviews the microstructure and some other properties of tin-silver-copper series after the addition of indium, titanium, iron, zinc, zirconium, bismuth, nickel, antimony, gallium, aluminium, cerium, lanthanum, yttrium, erbium, praseodymium, neodymium, ytterbium, nanoparticles of nickel, cobalt, silicon carbide, aluminium oxide, zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, cerium oxide, zirconium oxide and titanium diboride, as well as carbon nanotubes, nickel-coated carbon nanotubes, single-walled carbon nanotubes and graphene-nano-sheets. Findings The current paper presents a comprehensive review of the tin-silver-copper solder series with possible solutions for improving their microstructure, melting point, mechanical properties and wettability through the addition of different elements/nanoparticles and other materials. Originality/value This paper summarises the useful findings of the tin-silver-copper series comprehensively. This information will assist in future work for the design and development of novel lead-free solder alloys.

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School

  • Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Published in

Soldering & Surface Mount Technology

Volume

32

Issue

2

Pages

115-126

Publisher

Emerald Publishing Limited

Version

  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Rights holder

© Emerald Publishing Limited

Publisher statement

This paper was accepted for publication in the journal Soldering & Surface Mount Technology and the definitive published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1108/SSMT-11-2018-0046.

Acceptance date

2019-09-13

Publication date

2019-10-14

Copyright date

2020

ISSN

0954-0911

Language

  • en

Depositor

Prof Vadim Silberschmidt. Deposit date: 18 October 2019

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