Abstract
In this study, highly active Ti nanoparticles (Ti NPs) were added to a low silver Sn-1.0Ag-0.5Cu (SAC105) solder. The thermal, microstructural, interfacial, wettability and mechanical properties of SAC105-xTi NPs (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5 wt%) solders were investigated. The results showed that adding Ti NPs had little effect on the melting point and melting point range of SAC105 solder alloy. The solder alloy containing 0.2 wt% Ti NPs had the lowest coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of 21.1 × 10−6 m/°C. The SAC105–0.4 Ti NPs solder has a contact angle of 24.3°, 7.57° lower than the SAC105 solder. However, Ti NPs deteriorate the surface of the solder joint as they oxidize to produce TiO2 during the soldering process, resulting in a higher number of small solder balls precipitating from the surface of the joint. In addition, EPMA showed that Ti NPs adsorbed on the Cu6Sn5 grains, leading to changes in the morphology of the Cu6Sn5 grains and a decrease in the thickness of the IMC layer. The addition of Ti NPs had little effect on the mechanical properties of solder alloys. Excessive Ti NPs will agglomerate, leading to a sharp decrease in the shear strength of the solder joints.
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