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Ag3Sn morphology transitions during eutectic growth in Sn-Ag alloys
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Author(s)
Hou, Ning
Xian, Jingwei
Sugiyama, Akira
Yasuda, Hideyuki
Gourlay, Christopher
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Eutectic Ag3Sn can grow with a variety of morphologies depending on the solidification conditions and plays an important role in the performance of Pb-free solders. Here, we study morphology transitions in the β-Sn + Ag3Sn eutectic at increasing growth velocity using a combination of real-time X-ray imaging and analytical electron microscopy. Orthorhombic Ag3Sn grew as faceted plates or rods with [010] growth direction and (001) as the largest facet in all three eutectic growth morphologies: Irregular plate, broken-lamellar, and rod. Reproducible β-Sn + Ag3Sn orientation relationships formed for the latter two morphologies. The mechanisms of spacing adjustment and the reversible transition from plate to rod growth are studied for transient solidification after velocity changes. The transition from fully eutectic growth to β-Sn dendrites plus eutectic is reasonably reproduced using a competitive growth criterion. At the highest velocities, Ag3Sn rods developed perturbations whose break down into particles is discussed in terms of unsteady growth and pinch-off mechanisms.
Date Issued
2023-01-27
Date Acceptance
2022-12-12
Citation
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 2023, 54, pp.909-927
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/102646
DOI
https://www.dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-022-06937-2
ISSN
1073-5623
Publisher
Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS)
Start Page
909
End Page
927
Journal / Book Title
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
Volume
54
Copyright Statement
© The Author(s) 2023. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
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