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Superplastic creep of AuSn eutectic solder alloy

Journal Article · · Scripta Materialia
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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
The large-strain tensile creep behavior of Au80Sn20 wt.% eutectic was studied at temperatures between 125 °C and 200 °C. Constant load creep experiments were performed and a power law relationship was created from this data to predict creep as a function of stress and temperature with a best-fit stress exponent n = 2.1 and activation energy for creep of Q = 148.4 kJ/mol. Results show that the favorable creep resistance of AuSn reduces considerably at temperatures above 125 °C, having 1000× higher creep rate at 200 °C than 125 °C. Finally, of particular note is the observation of superplasticity in AuSn, with failure strains reaching 740% at 200 °C.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344
OSTI ID:
2449724
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1346262
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-865628; 806885
Journal Information:
Scripta Materialia, Journal Name: Scripta Materialia Vol. 120; ISSN 1359-6462
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Superplasticity journal January 1976
The AuSn phase diagram journal January 1993
Creep behavior of eutectic 80Au/20Sn solder alloy journal May 2009
Design of lead-free candidate alloys for high-temperature soldering based on the Au–Sn system journal December 2010
Development of high-temperature solders: Review journal July 2012
Die Attach Materials for High Temperature Applications: A Review journal March 2011
Mechanical Properties of Intermetallic Compounds in the Au–Sn System journal August 2005

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