Effects of pre-stressing and flux on the flow of solder on PWB copper surfaces
A variety of test methods are available to evaluate the solderability of printed wiring board [PWB] surface finishes. A new test has been developed which better simulates the capillary flow physics of typical solder assembly processing, especially surface mount soldering. The work was conducted under a cooperative research and development agreement between Sandia National Laboratories, the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, and several PWB fabricators (AT&T, IBM, Texas Instruments, and United Technologies Corporation/Hamilton Standard) to advance PWB interconnect systems technology. Particular attention has been given at Sandia to characterizing the effects of accelerated aging in a simulated indoor industrial environment on subsequent PWB solderability. The program`s baseline surface finish was copper. Solderability testing on ``as-fabricated`` and ``pre-stressed copper`` pad-strip geometries was performed with Sn-Pb eutectic solder and three different fluxes at four different reflow temperatures.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 83040
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--94-2593C; CONF-9506182--2; ON: DE95011599
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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