ArticleJournal of materials science. Materials in electronics2025
Effects of bismuth on the microstructure and crack propagation in Sn-Ag-Cu-Bi solder joints during thermal cycling.
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- Effects of thermal cycling and room-temperature ageing on bismuth precipitates in Sn-Ag-Cu-Bi solder joints.Journal of materials science · 2026Article
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Abstract
Bismuth is added to Sn-Ag-Cu-based solders to increase strength and solder joint reliability but accelerated thermal cycling (ATC) tests have shown variable thermal fatigue performance. To better understand their thermal fatigue mechanisms, we investigate three Sn-Ag-Cu-Bi solder alloys containing between 3 and 6 wt.% bismuth in two types of ball grid array (BGA) packages tested using a harsh ATC profile of -55/125 °C. We study how the bismuth additions affect the microstructure after soldering, after ~ 4 years storage at room temperature and after thermal cycling. The Weibull reliability statistics are then correlated with the microstructural evolution including solutionising, homogenisation, bismuth precipitation, recrystallisation and crack paths. The results show that high strength Sn-Ag-Cu-Bi solders can improve the resistance to thermal fatigue, but high solder strength needs to be balanced against excessive stress transfer to the intermetallic attachment layer. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10854-025-15979-2.
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