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Ductile–to-Brittle Transition of Solder Joints Affected by Copper–Tin Reaction and Electromigration

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Solder Joint Technology

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Concerning the mechanical properties of solder joints, there are two unique characteristics worth mentioning again and again. The first is that solder alloys have a very high homologous temperature at the device working temperature or at room temperature.

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Tu, KN. (2007). Ductile–to-Brittle Transition of Solder Joints Affected by Copper–Tin Reaction and Electromigration. In: Solder Joint Technology. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 117. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-38892-2_11

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