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Numerical Simulations of Microstructural Evolution of Lamellar Alloys: Applications to Pb-Sn Solder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Rifa J. El-Khozondar ,
Vitcheslav S. Solomatov  and
Veena Tikare
Rifa J. El-Khozondar
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, New Mexico State University, P.O.Box 3001, Las Cruces, NM 88003, U.S.A.
Vitcheslav S. Solomatov
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, New Mexico State University, P.O.Box 3001, Las Cruces, NM 88003, U.S.A.
Veena Tikare
Affiliation:
Materials Modeling and Simulation, Sandia National Laboratories, MS 1405, Albuquerque, NM 87185, U.S.A.
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Abstract

Understanding the morphological changes of Pb-Sn solder alloys helps to improve their performance in electronic applications. The focus of our study is degeneration of lamellar structures at high temperatures. Microstructural evolution of the Pb-Sn eutectic lamellar structure is modeled numerically using Monte Carlo Potts approach. The initial structure consists of alternating layers of Pb-rich and Sn-rich phases, simulating the lamellar array in a near eutectic system. Faults are introduced to destabilize the system. After a short incubation period the shape of lamellae become irregular. The perturbations grow with time and eventually break the lamellae into nearly equiaxed grains. The grain size of the degenerated structure is 2-3 times the original lamellar spacing weakly depending on the spacing between the faults. This is consistent with the experimental observation of degeneration of Pb-62 wt% Sn solder. The duration of degeneration processes is comparable with the time it would take Ostwald ripening to produce grains of the same size. Eventually grain growth reaches the asymptotic regime of coarsening described by a power-law function of time.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 731: Symposium W – Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Materials Behavior and Evolution , 2002 , W8.12
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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