Abstract
Ag-21Cu-25Sn alloy ribbon as a promising intermediate temperature alloy solder (400-600°C) was prepared by melt spinning technique in this paper. Rare earth La was added into Ag-21Cu-25Sn alloy to refine the microstructures and improve the wettabilities of as-prepared alloy solders. The phase constitutions, microstructures, melting temperatures and wettabilities of selected specimens were respectively tested. The results showed that the dominant phase constitutions of Ag-21Cu-25Sn-xLa alloy ribbons were Ag3Sn and Cu3Sn. The grain size of Ag-21Cu-25Sn-xLa alloy decreased with the addition of La increasing. La addition reduced the melting temperatures of Ag-21Cu-25Sn-xLa alloy ribbons, and effectively improved the wettabilities of the alloy ribbons. When the addition of La was 0.5wt%, the wettability of as-prepared alloy solder achieved the optimal value of 158cm2g-1 under brazing temperature 600°C and dwell time 15min. In addition, raising brazing temperature and prolonging dwell time could improve the wettability of Ag-21Cu-25Sn-xLa alloy ribbon.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-5 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Materials and Design |
Volume | 83 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Oct 2015 |
Keywords
- Ag-Cu-Sn alloy
- Melt spinning technique
- Melting temperature
- Rare earth La
- Wettability