<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Lead is known to be banned in alloy making, highlighting toxicity concerns and environmental legislations. Researchers and scholars around the globe were in immediate search of new lead free solder alloys which could potentially replace the old Sn-Pb alloy. In this comprehensive study, shear strength and impact toughness tests were conducted on Sn-1Cu-1Ni when different amounts of Ag (0.25, 0.5, 0.75 1 % by wt.) is added. Shear strength test is tested using micro force test system. Impact toughness test is analyzed using Charpy impact test set up by calculating the energy difference before and after impact. The study reveals that, Ultimate shear stress increased from 19 MPa to 21.3 MPa. Yield strength increased from 27.4 MPa to 29.7 Mpa. Impact toughness of the alloys increased from 9.4 J to 10.1 J. Thus, Sn-1Cu-1Ni-1Ag is found to have improved shear strength and impact toughness than Sn-1Cu-1Ni.</p></abstract>

Lead is known to be banned in alloy making, highlighting toxicity concerns and environmental legislations. Researchers and scholars around the globe were in immediate search of new lead free solder alloys which could potentially replace the old Sn-Pb alloy. In this comprehensive study, shear strength and impact toughness tests were conducted on Sn-1Cu-1Ni when different amounts of Ag (0.25, 0.5, 0.75 1 % by wt.) is added. Shear strength test is tested using micro force test system. Impact toughness test is analyzed using Charpy impact test set up by calculating the energy difference before and after impact. The study reveals that, Ultimate shear stress increased from 19 MPa to 21.3 MPa. Yield strength increased from 27.4 MPa to 29.7 Mpa. Impact toughness of the alloys increased from 9.4 J to 10.1 J. Thus, Sn-1Cu-1Ni-1Ag is found to have improved shear strength and impact toughness than Sn-1Cu-1Ni.

Experimental Investigations on Impact Toughness and Shear Strength of Novel Lead Free Solder Alloy Sn-1Cu-1Ni-XAg

Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering

Cochin University of Science and Technology

Powder Metallurgy Progress

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Lead is known to be banned in alloy making, highlighting toxicity concerns and environmental legislations. Researchers and scholars around the globe were in...

Experimental Investigations on Impact Toughness and Shear Strength of Novel Lead Free Solder Alloy Sn-1Cu-1Ni-XAg

Online veröffentlicht: 15. Juni 2020

Seitenbereich: 90 - 96

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pmp-2019-0009

Schlüsselwörter
solder alloy, lead free, impact toughness, shear strength

© 2019 S Jayesh et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Experimental Investigations on Impact Toughness and Shear Strength of Novel Lead Free Solder Alloy Sn-1Cu-1Ni-XAg

Online veröffentlicht: 15. Juni 2020

Seitenbereich: 90 - 96

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pmp-2019-0009

Schlüsselwörtersolder alloy, lead free, impact toughness, shear strength

© 2019 S Jayesh et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
solder alloy, lead free, impact toughness, shear strength