Browse Topic: Tin alloys
With rising environmental concerns, developing lead-free solders is crucial for sustainable electronics. Traditional lead-based solders, while effective, pose health and environmental risks, prompt a shift to safer alternatives that retain reliability. Sn-9Zn alloys, when alloyed with elements such as cerium (Ce) and chromium (Cr), show enhanced mechanical and thermal properties suited for modern electronics. This study examines the effects of Ce and Cr, and their combination in Sn-9Zn solder alloy, analyzing improvements in microstructure, thermal, wettability, and hardness properties. Microstructural analysis reveals that Ce and Cr additions refine the alloy’s structure, benefiting performance. Wettability testing shows that Sn-9Zn-0.05Ce achieves the lowest wetting angle, while Sn-9Zn-0.05Ce-0.1Cr displays a balanced angle between Sn-9Zn-0.05Ce and Sn-9Zn-0.1Cr. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) results indicate that Sn-9Zn-0.05Ce has the lowest melting temperature, while Sn-9Zn-0.1Cr has the highest, with Ce and Cr together reducing the melting temperature by 2.83°C from the peak in Sn-9Zn-0.1Cr. Apart from this, the Vickers microhardness test reveals the highest hardness in Sn-9Zn-0.05Ce-0.1Cr with 19.62 HV, underscoring the strengthening effects of Ce and Cr. The outcomes suggest Ce and Cr alloying as a promising approach to enhance the performance of lead-free solders in eco-friendly electronics.
This specification covers the requirements for brush plating of tin-zinc by electrodeposition.
Skoltech engineers have used a 3D printer to fabricate — and investigate the mechanical characteristics of — samples of bronze-steel alloys previously unknown to materials science. Blending the distinct properties of bronze and steel, the novel alloys could be used to manufacture combustion chambers for aircraft and rocket engines. These would benefit from both steel’s ability to withstand extreme temperatures and bronze’s capacity to conduct heat away from the chamber.
This SAE Aerospace Report (AIR) provides a cross reference for SAE material standards to other similar standards. The SAE Committee G-3 invites comments and recommendations for the addition of materials and information for inclusion into this informational report. No attempt has been made to obtain samples of the materials or conduct physical and chemical analyses to determine if they are equivalent. Anyone using this AIR, therefore, is cautioned to verify for themselves the interchangeabillity of the specific materials. Additional contributions of missing or supplemental data should be directed to SAE marked for the attention of Committee G-3.
Tin sulfides (SnS and SnS2), represent a safer and greener alternative to other metal sulfides such as copper sulfides, and MoS2 etc. Their behavior is usually associated to that of solid lubricants such as graphite. A mixture of tin sulfides, with the 65 wt% of SnS2, has been characterized by scanning electron microscopy and by thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). In order to investigate the effect of tin sulfides upon two crucial friction material ingredients, two mixtures were prepared: the former was made by mixing tin sulfides with a natural flake graphite and the latter was made mixing tin sulfides with a straight novolak. They were analyzed by TGA and differential thermal analysis (DTA) in both nitrogen and air. Some interferences were detected between tin sulfides and graphite in air. However, the oxidation of tin sulfides was concomitant with that of the novolak so that the resin onset decomposition-oxidation was considerably shifted to higher temperatures allowing the resin to work as a binder also in a critical temperature range. This is an additional benefit of tin sulfides apart acting as a solid lubricant.
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