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Deformation characteristics of tin-based solder joints

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

Antonia Antoniou  and
Ashraf F. Bastawros
Antonia Antoniou
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
Ashraf F. Bastawros*
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: bastaw@iastate.edu
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Abstract

A novel experimental configuration was devised to measure the evolution of the deformation field and the corresponding toughness in solder joints for microelectronic packaging. The utilized material system comprised a ductile layer of tin-based solder encapsulated within relatively hard copper shoulders. The experimental configuration provided pure shear state within the constrained solder layer. Different Pb/Sn compositions were tested with grain size approaching the film thickness. The in-plane strain distribution within the joint thickness was measured by a microscopic digital image correlation system. The toughness evolution within such highly gradient deformation field was monitored qualitatively through a two-dimensional surface scan with a nanoindentor. The measurements showed a highly inhomogeneous deformation field within the film with discreet shear bands of concentrated strain. The localized shear bands showed long-range correlations of the order 2–3 grain diameters. A size-dependent macroscopic response on the layer thickness was observed. However, the corresponding film thickness was approximately 100–1000 times larger than those predicted by nonlocal continuum theories and discreet dislocation.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 18 , Issue 10 , October 2003 , pp. 2304 - 2309
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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