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Synergistic enhancement of strength−ductility in Sn1.0Ag0.5Cu composite solder via surface-modified nano-sized ZrO2 and micro-sized T-ZnOw hybrid reinforcements

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  • a Joining and Welding Research Institute, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 565-0047, Japan;

    b Flexible 3D System Integration Laboratory, The Institute of Science and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan;

    c College of Integrated Circuits, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China;

    d School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China

Online published: 2026-05-13

Abstract

A novel SnAgCu composite solder with multi-phase and multi-scale hybrid reinforcement was developed. Initially, surface modification of nano-sized ZrO2 and micro-sized tetra-needle-like ZnO whisker (T-ZnOw) was performed using pyrolysis method. Subsequently, the modified ZrO2 and T-ZnOw were incorporated into Sn1.0Ag0.5Cu composite solders using an ultrasonic-assisted casting method. The microstructure evolution, interface between solder matrix and reinforcements, and mechanical properties were systematically investigated. The results indicated that the composite solder exhibited a high proportion of eutectic structures with minimal coarse intermetallic compounds. Furthermore, at the interface between the reinforcements and Sn1.0Ag0.5Cu, no gaps, micropores, or new phases were observed, while atomic inter-diffusion was detected. When the Zn/Zr molar ratio was set to be 2꞉3, the composite solder achieved an ultimate tensile strength of 35.9 MPa and an elongation of 31.4%, representing improvements of 30.5% and 47.4%, respectively, compared to plain Sn1.0Ag0.5Cu solder.

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Fu-peng HUO, Chuan-tong CHEN, Zhi JIN, Xun-da LIU, Ke-ke ZHANG, Hiroshi NISHIKAWA . Synergistic enhancement of strength−ductility in Sn1.0Ag0.5Cu composite solder via surface-modified nano-sized ZrO2 and micro-sized T-ZnOw hybrid reinforcements[J]. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2026 , 36(4) : 1213 -1228 . DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(25)67026-9

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