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Annealing optimization for tin–lead eutectic solder by constitutive experiment and simulation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 May 2017

Xu Long Open the ORCID record for Xu Long [Opens in a new window] ,
Shaobin Wang ,
Xu He  and
Yao Yao
Xu Long*
Affiliation:
School of Mechanics, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072,People’s Republic of China
Shaobin Wang
Affiliation:
School of Mechanics, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072,People’s Republic of China
Xu He
Affiliation:
School of Mechanics, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072,People’s Republic of China
Yao Yao*
Affiliation:
School of Mechanics, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072,People’s Republic of China
*
a)Address all correspondence to these authors. e-mail: xulong@nwpu.edu.cn
b)e-mail: yaoy@nwpu.edu.cn
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Abstract

For Sn–Pb eutectic solder alloy, uniaxial tensile tests were conducted to dog-bone type specimens annealed at different temperatures (60–180 °C) and durations (2–48 h). Low strain rates ranging from 10−4 s−1 to 10−3 s−1 were applied to study the competition between creep and plasticity and also the rate dependent effect of annealing condition. It is found that the influence of annealing temperature on material properties is more than that of annealing duration. Higher temperature up to 180 °C generally leads to higher yield and ultimate stresses and ultimate strain of annealed specimens. The optimal annealing condition is suggested to be 180 °C for 6 h for stable and efficient improvements in both strength and ductility. By proposing a concise unified creep and plasticity constitutive model, the sensitivity to strain rate and annealing condition is quantified with consideration of both creep and hardening properties. Parameter calibration theoretically confirms the observed optimal annealing condition in experiments.

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solderingannealingstress/strain relationship
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 32 , Issue 16 , 28 August 2017 , pp. 3089 - 3099
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Contributing Editor: Jürgen Eckert

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