Electronics Forum | Sun Sep 13 09:21:26 EDT 2009 | davef
You as, "What data is available showing the long term reliability of the intermetallics of the solder joints?" Alloy||Microstructure Sn-Pb||Lamella or globules Sn-Cu||Sn-matrix, Cu6Sn5 needles or globules Sn-Cu-Sb||Sn-matrix, cuboids of SbSn and Cu6
Industry News | 2016-03-03 08:27:28.0
Nordson MARCH has recently released a white paper showing the results of RF plasma processing on conformal coating adhesion, the conformity of the coating coverage, and the resulting effects on electrical functionality of a fully assembled printed circuit board. The research was done in conjunction with Nordson ASYMTEK, AirBorn Electronics, and SMART Microsystems (formerly known as Desich SMART Center). The paper can be downloaded at http://bit.ly/MARCH-PlasmaWP.
Technical Library | 2015-03-26 19:16:03.0
Nickel-palladium-gold-finished terminals are susceptible to creep corrosion. Excessive creep corrosion can result in device failure due to insulation resistance loss between adjacent terminals. The mixed flowing gas test has been demonstrated to produce creep corrosion on parts with nickel-palladium-gold finished terminals. Conformal coats are often used to protect printed wiring assemblies from failure due to moisture and corrosion. However, coating may not be sufficient to protect lead terminations from failure.In this study, acrylic, silicone, urethane, parylene, and atomic layer deposit (ALD) coatings were examined for their effectiveness at preventing corrosion of nickel-palladium-gold-finished terminals.
Technical Library | 2022-03-02 21:26:51.0
The solderability of a nickel-palladium-gold (Ni-Pd-Au) finish on a Cu substrate was evaluated for the Pb-free solder, 95.5Sn-3.9Ag-0.6 Cu (wt.%, abbreviated Sn-Ag-Cu) and the eutectic 63Sn-37 Pb (Sn-Pb) alloy. The solder temperature was 245ºC. The flux was a rosin-based mildly activated (RMA) solution. The Ni-Pd-Au finish was tested in the as-fabricated condition as well as after exposure to one of the following accelerated storage (shelf life) regiments: (1) 33.6, 67.2, or 336 hours in the Battelle Class 2 flowing gas environment or (2) 5, 16, or 24 hours of steam aging (88ºC, 90%RH).
SMTnet Express, March 26, 2015, Subscribers: 22,542, Members: Companies: 14,271 , Users: 37,963 Effectiveness of Conformal Coat to Prevent Corrosion of Nickel-palladium-gold-finished Terminals Michael Osterman; Center for Advanced Life Cycle
ASYMTEK Products | Nordson Electronics Solutions | https://www.nordson.com/en/divisions/march/about-us/events/smtai-2015
. RoHS mandated materials and advanced component characteristics can create challenges for conformal coating coverage and adhesion. Nickel-Palladium-Gold leads for instance can be difficult to deposit conformal coating on to, in particular the knees
Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) | https://www.smta.org/knowledge/proceedings_abstract.cfm?PROC_ID=5255
today’s lead-free soldering applications. A series of soldering dissolution experiments, modeled on Bader’s, were conducted using SAC305 solder with gold, silver, palladium, platinum, copper and nickel samples
