Observations of nucleation catalysis effects during solidification of SnAgCuX solder joints

JOM

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 38-43

  Anderson, I E ^a   Walleser, J ^b   Harringa, J L ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; BRAZING; COPPER; COPPER ALLOYS; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; IRON; LITHOGRAPHY; NICKEL; NUCLEATION; SILVER; SILVER ALLOYS; SOLDERING ALLOYS; TIN ALLOYS; WELDING; ZINC;

CATALYSIS EFFECTS; EUTECTIC PHASES; SN-AG-CU; SOLDER ALLOYS; SOLDER JOINT MICROSTRUCTURES; SOLDER JOINTS; SOLDER-JOINT STRENGTH;

TIN;

EID: 47049116123     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: 15431851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11837-007-0087-3     Document Type: Article

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