Surface tension of the 60%Bi-24%Cu-16%Sn alloy and the critical temperature of the immiscible liquid phase separation

  • Soonki Min
  • , Joongchul Park
  • , Joonho Lee*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    In order to control the core-shell structure of bimetallic lead-free solder balls, the surface tension and the critical temperature for the phase separation of two immiscible liquid phases are required. In this study, the temperature dependence of the surface tension of the 60%Bi-24%Cu-16%Sn alloy was measured using the constrained drop method. The temperature dependence of the surface tension was changed at the critical temperature due to phase separation and corresponding modification of the atomic structure of the surface layer. This simple and new procedure enables us to determine the surface tension and the critical temperature for the separation of two immiscible liquid phases simultaneously.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)4464-4466
    Number of pages3
    JournalMaterials Letters
    Volume62
    Issue number29
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008 Nov 30

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This project was supported by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation through the joint research program (Grant number: F01-2007-000-10072-0). SM and JP are supported by Brain Korea 21 Program.

    Keywords

    • Alloy
    • Characterization method
    • Critical temperature
    • Solder
    • Surface tension
    • Surfaces

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Materials Science
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Mechanics of Materials
    • Mechanical Engineering

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