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Artigo An alternative thermal approach to evaluate the wettability of solder alloys(Elsevier, 2016-08-25) Santos, Washington Luis Reis; Silva, Bismarck Luiz; Bertelli, Felipe; Spinelli, José Eduardo; Cheung, Noé; Garcia, AmauriThe aim of the work is to propose an alternative method to qualitatively evaluate the wettability of different alloys of a particular alloy system. The technique is based on a thermal approach supported by experimental/theoretical methodologies involving a directional solidification procedure and numerical simulations based on the solution of the inverse heat conduction problem (IHCP). The wettability strongly affects the heat ability to flow across the alloy/substrate interface during solidification, which is construed as a heat transfer coefficient (hg). Particularly, for the alloys used in soldering processes, the wettability plays an important role in the integrity of solder junctions, being a fundamental parameter for selecting the most appropriate solder composition. The experiments were carried out with high temperature Zn-Sn solder alloys (10, 20, 30 and 40 wt%Sn) in a solidification device in which heat is extracted only through a water-cooled steel bottom. Experimental thermal profiles collected during solidification are used as input data to solve the IHCP and determine expressions hg vs. time for each alloy examined, permitting a tendency of wettability to be established. In order to validate the wetting behavior indicated by the hg values, alloy/substrate contact angles (θ) were measured on a steel substrate using a goniometer. It is shown that both hg and θ indicate improvements in wettability with the decrease in the alloy Sn contentArtigo Dendritic and eutectic growth of Sn–0.5 wt.%Cu solders with low alloying Al levels(SAGE Publications, 2018-06-22) Lima, Thiago Soares; Silva, Bismarck Luiz; Garcia, Amauri; Cheung, Noé; Spinelli, José EduardoThe dependences of microstructures on the solidification thermal parameters of Sn–0.5 wt.%Cu, Sn–0.5 wt.%Cu–0.05 wt.%Al, and Sn–0.5 wt.%Cu–0.1 wt.%Al alloys are examined. Ranges of sizes and morphologies of microstructural phases have been quantitatively assessed due to the broad spectra of cooling rates and thermal gradients associated with the experiments. Various types of growth relations are proposed to represent the microstructural progresses. Al addition does not change either the matrix primary dendritic spacing or the spacing between Cu6Sn5 particles. However, it is shown that the secondary dendrite arm spacing, λ2, is greatly affected, increasing with the increase in the Al content. Both globular-type and fibrous-type morphologies typify the Cu6Sn5 intermetallics located in interdendritic zonesArtigo Directional solidification of a Sn-0.2Ni solder alloy in water-cooled copper and steel molds: related effects on the matrix micromorphology, nature of intermetallics and tensile properties(Elsevier, 2017-11-05) Xavier, Marcella Gautê Cavalcante; Cruz, Clarissa Barros da; Kakitani, Rafael; Silva, Bismarck Luiz; Garcia, Amauri; Cheung, Noé; Spinelli, José EduardoThe present investigation is focused on, firstly, performing transient directional solidification experiments with a Sn-0.2 wt.% Ni solder alloy using two different substrates as mold sheets separating the alloy casting from the cooling fluid: copper and low carbon steel. Secondly, the examination of the obtained microstructures is carried out highlighting not only the micromorphology aspects of the formed β-Sn phase but also the nature and the shape of the intermetallic compounds (IMCs) developed. The purpose of this research work is to verify the influences that different substrate materials may have on the alloy solidification kinetics, resultant microstructures and tensile properties of the Sn-0.2 wt.%Ni solder. The microstructure characteristics may be correlated with thermal solidification parameters such as the eutectic cooling rate and eutectic growth rate along with a qualitative evaluation of Fe and Cu dissolutions into the alloy. The results display that the dissolution of Cu into the Sn-Ni alloy provided the prevalent growth of the (Cu,Ni)6Sn5 fiber-like eutectic phase along the length of the casting. Other than, the Cu-containing Sn-Ni alloy allowed the growth of high-velocity β-Sn cells only for very high cooling rates, associated with positions closer to the bottom of the alloy casting. Farther positions are characterized by a complex growth of β-Sn dendrites. On the other hand, for the alloy solidified against the steel mold, a predominance of the non-equilibrium NiSn4 eutectic phase with plate-like shape has been identified by SEM/EDS and XRD. In this case, the predominant growth of β-Sn cells associated with the presence of the plates of the NiSn4 IMC allowed lower tensile strength and higher ductility to be attainedArtigo Interplay of wettability, interfacial reaction and interfacial thermal conductance in Sn-0.7Cu solder alloy/substrate couples(Springer, 2020) Lima, Thiago Soares; Cruz, Clarissa Barros da; Silva, Bismarck Luiz; Brito, Crystopher; Garcia, Amauri; Spinelli, José Eduardo; Cheung, NoéDirectional solidification experiments coupled with mathematical modelling, drop shape analyses and evaluation of the reaction layers were performed for three different types of joints produced with the Sn-0.7 wt.%Cu solder alloy. The association of such findings allowed understanding the mechanisms affecting the heat transfer efficiency between this alloy and substrates of interest. Nickel (Ni) and copper (Cu) were tested since they are considered work piece materials of importance in electronic soldering. Moreover, low carbon steel was tested as a matter of comparison. For each tested case, wetting angles, integrity and nature of the interfaces and transient heat transfer coefficients, ‘h’, were determined. Even though the copper has a thermal conductivity greater than nickel, it is demonstrated that the occurrence of voids at the copper interface during alloy soldering may decrease the heat transfer efficiency, i.e., ‘h’. Oppositely, a more stable and less defective reaction layer was formed for the alloy/nickel couple. This is due to the suppression of the undesirable thermal contraction since the hexagonal Cu6Sn5 intermetallics is stable at temperatures below 186°C in the presence of nickelArtigo Sn-0.5Cu(-x)Al solder alloys: microstructure-related aspects and tensile properties responses(MDPI, 2019) Lima, Thiago Soares; Gouveia, Guilherme Lisboa de; Septimio, Rudimylla da Silva; Cruz, Clarissa Barros da; Silva, Bismarck Luiz; Brito, Crystopher; Spinelli, José Eduardo; Cheung, NoéIn this study, experiments were conducted to analyze the effect of 0.05 and 0.1 wt.% Al additions during the unsteady-state growth of the Sn-0.5wt.%Cu solder alloy. Various as-solidified specimens of each alloy were selected so that tensile tests could also be performed. Microstructural aspects such as the dimensions of primary, λ1, and secondary, λ2, dendritic arrays, and intermetallic compounds (IMCs) morphologies were comparatively assessed for the three tested compositions, that is, Sn-0.5wt.%Cu, Sn-0.5wt.%Cu-0.05wt.%Al, and Sn-0.5wt.%Cu-0.1wt.%Al alloys. Al addition affected neither the primary dendritic spacing nor the types of morphologies identified for the Cu6Sn5 IMC, which was found to be either globular or fibrous regardless of the alloy considered. Secondary dendrite arm spacing was found to be enlarged and the eutectic fraction was reduced with an increase in the Al-content. Tensile properties remained unaffected with the addition of Al, except for the improvement in ductility of up to 40% when compared to the Sn-0.5wt.%Cu alloy without Al trace. A smaller λ2 in size was demonstrated to be the prime microstructure parameter associated with the beneficial effect on the strength of the Sn-0.5wt.%Cu(-x)Al alloys. View Full-TextArtigo Solder/substrate interfacial thermal conductance and wetting angles of Bi–Ag solder alloys(Springer, 2015-10-31) Silva, Bismarck Luiz; Bertelli, Felipe; Canté, Manuel Venceslau; Spinelli, José Eduardo; Cheung, Noé; Garcia, AmauriBi–Ag lead-free alloys are considered interesting alternatives to Pb-based traditional solders due to compatible melting point and strength. During soldering, the ability of a liquid alloy to flow or spread over the substrate is crucial for the formation of a metallic bond driven by the physicochemical properties of the liquid solder/solid substrate system. In addition, the wettability is intimately associated with the solder/substrate thermal conductance represented by a heat transfer coefficient, hi. In this work, three Bi–Ag alloys (hypoeutectic—1.5 wt%Ag, eutectic—2.5 wt%Ag and hypereutectic—4.0 wt%Ag) were directionally solidified under upward unsteady state heat flow conditions. Both time-dependent hi profiles and wetting behavior represented by contact angles (θ) were determined for the three alloys examined. The dependence of θ on the alloy Ag content is assessed experimentally. Also, thermal readings collected during directional solidification of the Bi 1.5, 2.5 and 4.0 wt% Ag alloys are used with a view to permitting hi versus time (t) profiles to be computed. It is shown that along a first solidification stage (t < 16 s) the hi values followed the trend experimentally observed by the contact angles for the three alloys examined, while for t > 16 s the volumetric expansion of the Bi-rich phase is shown to have a dominant role inducing a sudden increase in hi. For each alloy a couple of time-dependent hi expressions is needed to represent the entire solidification progressArtigo Tailoring morphology and size of microstructure and tensile properties of Sn-5.5 wt.%Sb-1 wt.%(Cu,Ag) solder alloys(Springer, 2017-10-12) Dias, Marcelino; Costa, Thiago A.; Soares, Thiago; Silva, Bismarck Luiz; Cheung, Noé; Spinelli, José Eduardo; Garcia, AmauriTransient directional solidification experiments, and further optical and scanning electron microscopy analyses and tensile tests, allowed the dependence of tensile properties on the micromorphology and length scale of the dendritic/cellular matrix of ternary Sn-5.5Sb-1Ag and Sn-5.5Sb-1Cu alloys to be determined. Extensive ranges of cooling rates were obtained, which permitted specific values of cooling rate for each sample examined along the length of the casting to be attributed. Very broad microstructural length scales were revealed as well as the presence of either cells or dendrites for the Ag-containing alloy. Hereafter, microstructural spacing values such as the cellular spacing, λ c, and the primary dendritic spacing, λ 1, may be correlated with thermal solidification parameters, that is, the cooling rate and the growth rate. While, for the Cu-containing Sn-Sb alloy, the β-Sn matrix is characterized only by the presence of dendritic arrangements, the Ag-containing Sn-Sb alloy is shown to have high-velocity β-Sn cells associated with high cooling rate regions, i.e., positions closer to the bottom of the alloy casting, with the remaining positions being characterized by a complex growth of β-Sn dendrites. Minor additions of Cu and Ag increase both the yield and ultimate tensile strengths when compared with the corresponding values of the binary Sn-5.5Sb alloy, with a small reduction in ductility. This has been attributed to the homogeneous distribution of the Ag3Sn and Cu6Sn5 intermetallic particles related to smaller λ 1 characterizing the dendritic zones of the ternary Sn-Sb-(Cu,Ag) alloys. In addition, the Ag-modified Sn-Sb alloy exhibited an initial wetting angle consistent with that characterizing the binary Sn-5.5Sb alloyArtigo The application of an analytical model to solve an inverse heat conduction problem: transient solidification of a Sn-Sb peritectic solder alloy on distinct substrates(Elsevier, 2019-12) Curtulo, Joanisa P.; Dias, Marcelino; Bertelli, Felipe; Silva, Bismarck Luiz; Spinelli, José Eduardo; Garcia, Amauri; Cheung, NoéThree distinct alloy/substrate couples were considered. In order to treat the reaction interface problem effectively, sheets of commercially pure copper (Cu), electrolytic nickel (Ni) and low carbon steel were chosen so that solidification of a Sn-Sb peritectic alloy could be evaluated comprehending very different conditions. A straightforward view of the mechanisms affecting the heat transfer efficiencies was consistent with a number of techniques applied in the present investigation, which includes directional solidification experiments, analytical modelling, wettability analyses and characterization of the reactions between the alloy and the substrates. The proposed analytical model was perceptive to these reactions. For the Cu substrate, the motion of Cu towards the alloy was more effective as compared to the motion of Ni from the Ni substrate. As a consequence, the alloy/Cu interface presented a higher level of Kirkendall voids. The higher fraction of voids at the interface resulted in lower interfacial thermal conductance for the Sn-Sb/Cu couple. Hence, the present experimental-theoretical approach is useful to indicate the solder joint integrity in terms of the presence of empty spots. Despite the higher thermal conductivity of Cu and lower contact angle between the alloy and the Cu in comparison to the Ni substrate, the high porosity at the Cu interface during alloy soldering was shown to reduce the heat transfer capabilityArtigo Transient unidirectional solidification, microstructure and intermetallics in Sn-Ni Alloys(ABM, ABC, ABPol, 2018-04-12) Cruz, Clarissa Barros da; Kakitani, Rafael; Xavier, Marcella Gautê Cavalcante; Silva, Bismarck Luiz; Garcia, Amauri; Cheung, Noé; Spinelli, José EduardoThe present research work examines the microstructural arrangements formed during the transient solidification of eutectic Sn-0.2wt.%Ni and hypereutectic Sn-0.5wt.%Ni alloys. Also, it examines their respective correlations with solidification thermal parameters: eutectic growth rate (VE) and eutectic cooling rate (ṪE); length scales of matrix and eutectic phases: microstructural spacings and the corresponding tensile properties: ductility and strength. Both alloys were directionally solidified upwards under unsteady-state regime, and characterized by optical and scanning electron microscopy. Concerning the hypereutectic Sn-0.5wt.%Ni, the increase in Ni content is shown to influence both thermal behavior and cellular spacing (λC). The NiSn4 intermetallics is present in the eutectic mixture of both alloys, whilst in the Sn-0.5wt.%Ni alloy the primary phase has been identified by SEM-EDS as the Ni3Sn4 intermetallics. A β-Sn morphological cellular/dendritic transition occurs in the 0.2wt.%Ni eutectic alloy for ṪE> 1.2K/s. Despite that, regular cells in the hypereutectic alloy (0.5wt.%Ni) turns into plate-like cells for ṪE> 1.4K/s. If considered a reference cellular spacing about 20μm (i.e.,λ(c-1/2=0.22), the samples associated with the Sn-0.5wt.%Ni alloy are shown to be associated with higher tensile strengths, but much lower ductility as compared with the corresponding results of the eutectic alloy