Indentation creep and hardness of a Sn-Ag-Cu solder reinforced with Ni-coated carbon nanotubes

  • Y. D. Han
  • , H. Y. Jing
  • , S. M.L. Nai
  • , L. Y. Xu
  • , C. M. Tan
  • , J. Wei*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In the present study, the powder metallurgy route was used to successfully incorporate Ni-coated carbon nanotubes into Sn-Ag-Cu solder, to form a nanocomposite solder. The creep behavior and hardness of composite and Sn-Ag-Cu solder samples were studied using the Berkvich depth-sensing indentation at room temperature. Characterization results revealed that with increasing addition of Ni-coated carbon nanotubes, an increasing improvement in the creep behavior of composite solder was observed. Moreover, the results also showed that the nanoindentation hardness increased by 18.1% with the incorporation of 0.03 wt.% of Ni-coated CNTs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationINEC 2010 - 2010 3rd International Nanoelectronics Conference, Proceedings
Pages219-221
Number of pages3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event2010 3rd International Nanoelectronics Conference, INEC 2010 - Hongkong, China
Duration: 03 01 201008 01 2010

Publication series

NameINEC 2010 - 2010 3rd International Nanoelectronics Conference, Proceedings

Conference

Conference2010 3rd International Nanoelectronics Conference, INEC 2010
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHongkong
Period03/01/1008/01/10

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