Author： Kanchanomai C. Miyashita Y. Mutoh Y. Mannan S.L.
Publisher： Emerald Group Publishing Ltd
ISSN： 0954-0911
Source： Soldering & Surface Mount Technology, Vol.14, Iss.3, 2002-12, pp. : 30-36
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Abstract
Low cycle fatigue tests on as-cast Sn–Ag eutectic solder (96.5Sn–3.5Ag) were carried out using a non-contact strain controlled system at 20°C with different frequencies (10-3–1?Hz). Steps at the boundaries of Sn-dendrites were found to be the initiation sites for microcracks in the case of low frequency fatigue tests, while for high frequency tests, cracks predominantly initiated at the boundaries of subgrains formed within Sn-dendrites. The link up of these cracks and the propagation of cracks inside the specimen occurred both transgranularly through Sn–Ag eutectic phases, and intergranularly along Sn-dendrite boundaries and/or subgrain boundaries. Propagation of stage II cracks for various frequencies could be characterized by the C*-parameter.
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