scholarly journals Preparation and sintering characteristics of nano-silver wrapped tin paste

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Yang ◽  
Jihui Wu

Abstract Nanosilver paste, an interconnect solder is a common choice in the electronics packaging industry, however higher sintering temperatures and lower sintering strength limit its application. At present, core-shell nano-slurry has been studied and applied to chip interconnection. Based on the mechanism of heterogeneous flocculation, we have developed a new nano-silver wrapped tin paste (Sn@Ag paste), and according to the decomposition temperature of the organic dispersant in the slurry, A corresponding sintering process with a maximum temperature of 300 ° C was developed. The Sn@Ag core-shell structure makes Sn have good dispersibility and oxidation resistance, and the sintered product of the slurry is a mixture of a solid solution of Ag and an Ag 3 Sn phase. Among them, the hard and brittle phase Ag 3 Sn acts as a dispersion strengthening effect in the Ag matrix phase, and the solid solution of Ag acts as a replacement solid solution strengthening. With the increase of doping Sn content, the sintering strength is significantly improved. When the Sn content is 5%, the joint shear strength reaches the highest value of 50Mpa, which is higher than the pure nano silver paste by 10 Mpa. This new nano-silver wrapped tin paste technology has the characteristics of low temperature sintering and high temperature service, so it is expected to be widely used in semiconductor power devices.

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Hui Yang ◽  
Jihui Wu

Nanosilver paste, an interconnect solder, is a common choice in the electronics packaging industry. However, higher sintering temperature and lower sintering strength limit its application. At present, doped nanosilver paste has been studied for use in chip interconnection. In order to improve the sintering properties and shear strength of nanosilver paste, we have developed a new tin-doped nanosilver paste (referred to as silver tin paste), and according to the decomposition temperature of the organic dispersant in the slurry, a corresponding sintering process with a maximum temperature of 300°C was developed. The product after sintering of the silver tin paste is a mixture of a solid solution of Ag and an Ag3Sn phase. Among them, the hard and brittle phase Ag3Sn diffuse distribution in the silver matrix for strengthening, and the solid solution of Ag acts as a replacement solid solution strengthening. As the content of doped Sn increases, the sintering strength increases remarkably. When the Sn content is 5%, the joint shear strength reaches the highest value of 50 MPa. When it exceeds 5%, the sintering strength gradually decreases, which may be caused by the excessive formation of the intermetallic compound IMC as the dopant content increases. This new tin-doped nanosilver technology has the characteristics of low-temperature sintering and high-temperature service, so it is expected to be widely used in semiconductor power devices.


Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1444
Author(s):  
Haobo Mao ◽  
Fuqiang Shen ◽  
Yingyi Zhang ◽  
Jie Wang ◽  
Kunkun Cui ◽  
...  

TiC ceramics have become one of the most potential ultra-high temperature structural materials, because of its high melting point, low density, and low price. However, the poor mechanical properties seriously limit its development and application. In this work, this review follows PRISMA standards, the mechanism of the second phase (particles, whiskers, and carbon nanotubes) reinforced TiC ceramics was reviewed. In addition, the effects of the second phase on the microstructure, phase composition and mechanical properties of TiC ceramics were systematically studied. The addition of carbon black effectively eliminates the residual TiO2 in the matrix, and the bending strength of the matrix is effectively improved by the strengthening bond formed between TiC; SiC particles effectively inhibit the grain growth through pinning, the obvious crack deflection phenomenon is found in the micrograph; The smaller grain size of WC plays a dispersion strengthening role in the matrix and makes the matrix uniformly refined, and the addition of WC forms (Ti, W) C solid solution, WC has a solid solution strengthening effect on the matrix; SiC whiskers effectively improve the fracture toughness of the matrix through bridging and pulling out, the microscopic diagram and mechanism diagram of SiC whisker action process are shown in this paper. The effect of new material carbon nanotubes on the matrix is also discussed; the bridging effect of CNTs can effectively improve the strength of the matrix, during sintering, some CNTs were partially expanded into GNR, in the process of crack bridging and propagation, more fracture energy is consumed by flake GNR. Finally, the existing problems of TiC-based composites are pointed out, and the future development direction is prospected.


2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-38
Author(s):  
Jia Qianzhong ◽  
Li Man ◽  
Qu Fuzheng ◽  
Zhang Hongtao

The influence of brazing holding time on properties of cemented carbide-polycrystalline diamond (PCD) compact joints were investigated in this study. The microstructure and phase composition of joints were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, electron probe microanalyzer, and X-ray diffraction. Microstructural investigations revealed the presence of Ag-based solid solution, Cu-based solid solution, Cu0.64Zn0.36, and a small amount of MnNi phase at the joint interface. The max shear strength of brazed joints 350.6 MPa was determined in the samples joined at 15 s, which was partially due to the dispersion strengthening effect of gray-black grains containing Cu-based solid solution, Cu0.64Zn0.36 and MnNi phase in the joints. Equal-area-circle grain diameter of the gray-black grains grew with longer holding time, whereas the shear strength decreased because of the formation of continuous intermetallic compounds layer along the joint boundary. Thermal damage of the PCD layer also deteriorated with increased holding time, and hence shorter holding time was preferable in the production.


Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tijun Chen ◽  
Libo Geng ◽  
He Qin ◽  
Min Gao

A novel core-shell-structured Ti-(Al-Si-Ti) particle (Ti-(Al-Si-Ti)p) reinforced A356 matrix composite was fabricated by a new method, powder thixoforming, which combines the merits of both powder metallurgy and semisolid thixoforming. The effects of reheating temperature on the microstructure and tensile properties of the resulting composite were investigated. The results indicated that the thickening of the Al-Si-Ti compound shells, with rising the reheating temperature, significantly enhanced the strengthening role, but the fracture and peeling of the shells, at higher than 600 °C, impaired the strengthening effect. The composite formed at 600 °C had a favorable tensile elongation of 8.3% besides high tensile strengths. During tensile testing, the Ti@(Al-Si-Ti)p frequently fractured across the Ti cores and occasionally cracked around the Ti cores, but preferentially fractured between the outer cracked shells and the inner cores for the composites thixoformed at higher than 600 °C. The delayed formation of cracks in the Ti-(Al-Si-Ti)p and the small size of the cracks contributed to ductility improvement. The MSL model, modified according to the Ti@(Al-Si-Ti)p characteristics, was essentially suitable for predicting the yield strength of such composites. The largest contribution to the strength was resulted from solid solution strengthening of Ti element, but the strengthening role from geometrically necessary dislocations was significantly improved as the reheating temperature rose from 590 °C to 600 °C.


Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roman Husák ◽  
Hynek Hadraba ◽  
Zdeněk Chlup ◽  
Milan Heczko ◽  
Tomáš Kruml ◽  
...  

Oxide dispersion-strengthened (ODS) materials contain homogeneous dispersions of temperature-stable nano-oxides serving as obstacles for dislocations and further pinning of grain boundaries. The strategy for dispersion strengthening based on complex oxides (Y-Hf, -Zr, -Ce, -La) was developed in order to refine oxide dispersion to enhance the dispersion strengthening effect. In this work, the strengthening of EUROFER steel by complex oxides based on Y and elements of the IIIB group (lanthanum, scandium) and IVB group (cerium, hafnium, zirconium) was explored. Interparticle spacing as a dispersoid characteristic appeared to be an important factor in controlling the dispersion strengthening contribution to the yield strength of ODS EUROFER steels. The dispersoid size and average grain size of ODS EUROFER steel were altered in the ranges of 5–13 nm and 0.6–1.7 µm, respectively. Using this strategy, the yield strength of the prepared alloys varied between 550 MPa and 950 MPa depending on the doping element.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1473
Author(s):  
Hao Wang ◽  
Yanping Bao ◽  
Chengyi Duan ◽  
Lu Lu ◽  
Yan Liu ◽  
...  

The influence of rare earth Ce on the deep stamping property of high-strength interstitial-free (IF) steel containing phosphorus was analyzed. After adding 120 kg ferrocerium alloy (Ce content is 10%) in the steel, the inclusion statistics and the two-dimensional morphology of the samples in the direction of 1/4 thickness of slab and each rolling process were observed and compared by scanning electron microscope (SEM). After the samples in each rolling process were treated by acid leaching, the three-dimensional morphology and components of the second phase precipitates were observed by SEM and energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS). The microstructure of the sample was observed by optical microscope, and the grain size was compared. Meanwhile, the content and strength of the favorable texture were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD). Finally, the mechanical properties of the product were analyzed. The results showed that: (1) The combination of rare earth Ce with activity O and S in steel had lower Gibbs free energy, and it was easy to generate CeAlO3, Ce2O2S, and Ce2O3. The inclusions size was obviously reduced, but the number of inclusions was increased after adding rare earth. The morphology of inclusions changed from chain and strip to spherical. The size of rare earth inclusions was mostly about 2–5 μm, distributed and dispersed, and their elastic modulus was close to that of steel matrix, which was conducive to improving the structure continuity of steel. (2) The rare earth compound had a high melting point. As a heterogeneous nucleation point, the nucleation rate was increased and the solidification structure was refined. The grade of grain size of products was increased by 1.5 grades, which is helpful to improve the strength and plasticity of metal. (3) Rare earth Ce can inhibit the segregation of P element at the grain boundary and the precipitation of Fe(Nb+Ti)P phase. It can effectively increase the solid solution amount of P element in steel, improve the solid solution strengthening effect of P element in high-strength IF steel, and obtain a large proportion of {111} favorable texture, which is conducive to improving the stamping formability index r90 value.


2013 ◽  
Vol 749 ◽  
pp. 282-286
Author(s):  
Xian Hui Wang ◽  
Xiao Chun Sun ◽  
Xiao Hong Yang ◽  
Shu Hua Liang

The effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and properties of Cu-3Ti-1Al alloy was investigated. The microstructure was characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM), and the hardness and electrical conductivity were tested as well. The results showed that the hardness and electrical conductivity of Cu-3Ti-1Al alloy increased significantly after solid solution and ageing treatment. The strengthening effect of Cu-3Ti-1Al alloy was attributed to the formation of intermetallic phase such as Ti3Al and fine precipitates of coherent β-Cu4Ti. With increase of the aging time and the temperature, the precipitates became coarse and incoherent with Cu matrix, and the discontinuous precipitate β started to grow from grain boundaries toward grain interior, which decreased hardness. As the formation of Ti3Al, β-Cu3Ti and β-Cu4Ti phase can efficiently reduce Ti concentration in Cu matrix. The electrical conductivity of Cu-3Ti-1Al alloy increases. In the range of experiments, the optimal heat treatment process for Cu-3Ti-1Al alloy is solid solution at 850°C for 4h and ageing 500°C for 2h, and the hardness and electrical conductivity are 227HV and 12.3%IACS, respectively.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kohei Kusada ◽  
Hiroshi Kitagawa

Alloy nanoparticles (NPs), including core-shell, segregated and solid-solution types, show a variety of attractive properties such as catalytic and optical properties and are used in a wide range of applications....


Metals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 785 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Wang ◽  
Daqian Sun ◽  
Hongmei Li ◽  
Xiaoyan Gu ◽  
Chengjie Shen

Ti3Al-Nb alloy (Ti-24Al-15Nb) was welded by a pulsed laser welding system without and with pure Nb filler metal. The results indicated that pure Nb filler metal had profound effects on the microstructures and mechanical properties of the laser-welded joints. The joint without filler metal consisted of the weld zone (α’2 + B2), heat affected zone HAZ1 (α2 + B2), HAZ2 (α2 + O + B2) and base metal (α2 + O + B2), and gas pores were generated in the weld resulting in the deterioration of the joint strength (330 MPa) and elongation (1.9%). When the Nb filler metal was used, the weld microstructure (NbTi solid solution + O + B2) was obtained, and the joint properties were significantly improved, which was associated with the strengthening effect of the NbTi solid solution, O phase precipitation and the slip transmission between O and B2 phases, and the restraining of the formation of martensite (α’2) and gas pores in the weld. The strength (724 MPa) and elongation (5.1%) of the joint increased by 119.4% and 168.4% compared with those of the joint without filler metal, and the joint strength was able to reach 81.7% of the base metal strength (886 MPa). It is favorable to use pure Nb filler metal for improving the mechanical properties of laser-welded Ti3Al-Nb alloy joints.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1016 ◽  
pp. 1386-1391
Author(s):  
Anastasia Semenyuk ◽  
Margarita Klimova ◽  
Sergey Zherebtsov ◽  
Nikita Stepanov

High entropy alloys (HEAs) with face-centered cubic (fcc) structure, namely equiatomic CoCrFeMnNi alloy, have attracted considerable attention because of impressive cryogenic mechanical properties – strength, ductility, and fracture toughness. Further increase of the properties can be achieved, for example, by proper alloying. A particularly attractive option is the addition of interstitial elements like carbon or nitrogen. In present work, a series of CoCrFeMnNi-based alloys with different amounts of C and N (0-2 at.%) was prepared by induction melting. The alloys doped with C had lower Cr content to increase the solubility of carbon in the fcc solid solution. It was revealed that the solid solution strengthening effect of both C and N is significantly increased when the testing temperature decreases from 293K to 77K. The effect of thermomechanical processing on the structure and mechanical properties of the alloys is analyzed.


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