Tensile properties dependency on crystal size and direction of single crystal Ag3Sn intermetallic compound: a molecular dynamics study

The necessities of lead-free solder alloys have been expanded by the advent of eco-friendly technologies of microelectronic packaging industry. Mostly lead-free solder alloys are SAC, which is the alloy of tin, silver and copper metal. Ag3Sn, Cu3Sn and Cu6Sn5 inter-metallic compounds are formed duri...

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Main Authors: Md. Maruf Billah, Shimanta Das, Abdur Rahman Aad, Ratul Paul
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Journal of Materials Research and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785422011954
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author Md. Maruf Billah
Shimanta Das
Abdur Rahman Aad
Ratul Paul
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Abdur Rahman Aad
Ratul Paul
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description The necessities of lead-free solder alloys have been expanded by the advent of eco-friendly technologies of microelectronic packaging industry. Mostly lead-free solder alloys are SAC, which is the alloy of tin, silver and copper metal. Ag3Sn, Cu3Sn and Cu6Sn5 inter-metallic compounds are formed during microelectronic packaging, which reduce the properties of SAC solder joints adversely. The present study explores direction dependent tensile properties of various sized single crystal anisotropic Ag3Sn. Molecular dynamics simulation platform LAMMPS is used to examine the elastic behavior of these crystals by modified embedded atom method (MEAM) potential parameters. The atomistic investigation is performed for four crystal sizes of 30×30×30, 60×60×60, 90×90×90 and 120×120×120 Å3 at a temperature of 298 K and a strain rate of 1010 s−1. A comprehensive insight from this work is that the tensile properties fluctuations due to direction are within 13–25% at any distinct crystal size, whereas fluctuations at any specific direction are within 5–17% for mentioned interest of crystal sizes. An optimum crystal size of 60×60×60 Å3, exhibits maximum tensile properties. However, the fracture initiation patterns are quite similar for all sizes and directions where the natures are investigated as ductile.
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spelling doaj.art-d778acf49fb34938a2f97b529771c5b52022-12-22T03:24:37ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542022-09-012020942108Tensile properties dependency on crystal size and direction of single crystal Ag3Sn intermetallic compound: a molecular dynamics studyMd. Maruf Billah0Shimanta Das1Abdur Rahman Aad2Ratul Paul3Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology, Chattogram-4349, Bangladesh; Corresponding author.Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology, Chattogram-4349, BangladeshDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology, Chattogram-4349, BangladeshDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka-1000, BangladeshThe necessities of lead-free solder alloys have been expanded by the advent of eco-friendly technologies of microelectronic packaging industry. Mostly lead-free solder alloys are SAC, which is the alloy of tin, silver and copper metal. Ag3Sn, Cu3Sn and Cu6Sn5 inter-metallic compounds are formed during microelectronic packaging, which reduce the properties of SAC solder joints adversely. The present study explores direction dependent tensile properties of various sized single crystal anisotropic Ag3Sn. Molecular dynamics simulation platform LAMMPS is used to examine the elastic behavior of these crystals by modified embedded atom method (MEAM) potential parameters. The atomistic investigation is performed for four crystal sizes of 30×30×30, 60×60×60, 90×90×90 and 120×120×120 Å3 at a temperature of 298 K and a strain rate of 1010 s−1. A comprehensive insight from this work is that the tensile properties fluctuations due to direction are within 13–25% at any distinct crystal size, whereas fluctuations at any specific direction are within 5–17% for mentioned interest of crystal sizes. An optimum crystal size of 60×60×60 Å3, exhibits maximum tensile properties. However, the fracture initiation patterns are quite similar for all sizes and directions where the natures are investigated as ductile.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785422011954Mechanical propertiesIntermetallic compoundsSAC Solder and Anisotropic Ag3Sn
spellingShingle Md. Maruf Billah
Shimanta Das
Abdur Rahman Aad
Ratul Paul
Tensile properties dependency on crystal size and direction of single crystal Ag3Sn intermetallic compound: a molecular dynamics study
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Mechanical properties
Intermetallic compounds
SAC Solder and Anisotropic Ag3Sn
title Tensile properties dependency on crystal size and direction of single crystal Ag3Sn intermetallic compound: a molecular dynamics study
title_full Tensile properties dependency on crystal size and direction of single crystal Ag3Sn intermetallic compound: a molecular dynamics study
title_fullStr Tensile properties dependency on crystal size and direction of single crystal Ag3Sn intermetallic compound: a molecular dynamics study
title_full_unstemmed Tensile properties dependency on crystal size and direction of single crystal Ag3Sn intermetallic compound: a molecular dynamics study
title_short Tensile properties dependency on crystal size and direction of single crystal Ag3Sn intermetallic compound: a molecular dynamics study
title_sort tensile properties dependency on crystal size and direction of single crystal ag3sn intermetallic compound a molecular dynamics study
topic Mechanical properties
Intermetallic compounds
SAC Solder and Anisotropic Ag3Sn
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785422011954
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