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ProfessorChristopherGourlay

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Materials

Professor of Physical Metallurgy
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 8707c.gourlay

 
 
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301DBessemer BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Ma:2019:10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.11.097,
author = {Ma, ZL and Shang, H and Daszki, AA and Belyakov, SA and Gourlay, CM},
doi = {10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.11.097},
journal = {Journal of Alloys and Compounds},
pages = {1357--1366},
title = {Mechanisms of beta-Sn nucleation and microstructure evolution in Sn-Ag-Cu solders containing titanium},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.11.097},
volume = {777},
year = {2019}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - The mechanisms by which Ti additions catalyse the nucleation of β-Sn are studied in 550μm Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu (wt%) solder balls and joints on Cu and Ni substrates. It is shown that at least two new intermetallic compounds (IMCs), Ti2Sn3 and (Ti,Fe,Cu)Sn2, form as a result of a 0.2wt% Ti addition. The nucleation potential of each IMC was studied by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) of tin droplets solidified on the cross sectioned facets of each IMC. It is found that reproducible orientation relationships (ORs) form only between β-Sn and Ti2Sn3 and that the two ORs generate good atomic matching between the Sn atoms in Ti2Sn3 and the closest packed plane in β-Sn, {100}. β-Sn cyclic twinning occurred in droplets on Ti2Sn3 where the twinning axis 100Sn was always parallel with the lowest disregistry direction in the ORs. In solder balls and joints, the Ti2Sn3 addition triggered up to 12 independent β-Sn grains, whereas Ti-free SAC305 always solidified with one independent grain.
AU  - Ma,ZL
AU  - Shang,H
AU  - Daszki,AA
AU  - Belyakov,SA
AU  - Gourlay,CM
DO  - 10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.11.097
EP  - 1366
PY  - 2019///
SN  - 0925-8388
SP  - 1357
TI  - Mechanisms of beta-Sn nucleation and microstructure evolution in Sn-Ag-Cu solders containing titanium
T2  - Journal of Alloys and Compounds
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.11.097
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/64425
VL  - 777
ER  -
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