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High Reliability Lead-free Solder SN100C(Sn-0.7Cu-0.05Ni+Ge)

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High Reliability Lead-free Solder SN100C(Sn-0.7Cu-0.05Ni+Ge)

While the situation varies from country to country, nearly one year after the EU RoHS Directive came into force implementation of lead-free solder is progressing steadily. For lead-free soldering to be considered successful it is not sufficient just to have dealt with the challenges of mass production. It is also necessary to establish that the soldered joints produced are at least as reliable as those made with Sn-37Pb alloy. In this context "reliability" means the length of time in service that the initial functionality of the joint can be maintained.

In this paper we will discuss some of the issues involved in solder joint reliability through a comparison of the properties of two alloys that are widely used for lead-free wave soldering, SAC305 (Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu) and the Sn, Cu, Ni, Ge alloy SN100C.

Credit/Source: Satoshi Mizuta, Nihon Superior Co., Ltd.

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