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Fatigue crack-growth behavior and mechanical properties of Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu, Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu-1Bi, and Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu-3Bi solders have been investigated at room temperature (20°C). The tensile strength and hardness of the solders increased with increasing Bi content. However, the yield strengths of Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu-1Bi and Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu-3Bi solders were nearly similar, but the 3Bi solder exhibited the lowest ductility. Fatigue crack-growth behavior of the solders was dominantly cycle dependent in the range of stress ratios from 0.1–0.7 at a frequency of 10 Hz, except for the Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu solder tested at a stress ratio of 0.7. Mixed intergranular/transgranular crack propagation was observed for the Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu solder tested at the stress ratio of 0.7, indicating the importance of creep in crack growth. The Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu-1Bi and Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu-3Bi solders had higher resistance to time-dependent crack growth, resulting from the strengthening effect of the Bi constituent. It appears that the addition of Bi above a certain concentration is harmful to the mechanical properties of Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu.
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Zhao, J., Mutoh, Y., Miyashita, Y. et al. Fatigue crack-growth behavior of Sn-Ag-Cu and Sn-Ag-Cu-Bi lead-free solders. J. Electron. Mater. 31, 879–886 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-002-0199-z
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