The effect of interface roughness on fatigue crack growth was studied by examining the contribution of crack-surface sliding to the fatigue crack growth resistance of the interface in 63Sn-37Pb solder joints. Model interfaces with different values of roughness were produced in Sn-Pb/Cu joints by systematically varying the morphology of the intermetallic phase at the interface. Fracture mechanics analysis was conducted to calculate the crack-sliding resistance as a function of interface roughness, contact zone length, the shear strength of the solder, and elastic properties of bi-materials. The results were compared to the variation of fatigue crack growth threshold with interface morphology.

Issue Section:
Technical Papers
Topics:
Fatigue cracks, Interface roughness, Solder joints, Tin, Fracture (Materials), Elasticity, Fracture mechanics, Intermetallic compounds, Shear strength, Solders, Surface roughness
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